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"better" in Dutch

beter

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Summary

The Dutch translation for “better” is beter.

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good

goed
better (long form)

betere
good (long form)

goede
good

goeie
good

kits

Examples of "better" in use

There are 19 examples of the Dutch word for "better" being used:
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Your team is better than ours.

Jouw team is beter dan het onze.
The sooner the better.

Hoe eerder hoe beter.
I hope the hotel is better now

ik hoop dat het hotel nu beter is
I was a kid and didn’t know any better than that it would never pass

ik was een kind en wist niet beter dan dat ’t nooit voorbij zou gaan
I think it wouldn’t be too hard to come up with a better system.

Ik denk niet dat het al te moeilijk is een beter systeem te verzinnen.
Have a drink, and you’ll feel better.

Drink iets en je zal je beter voelen.
I know him better than anyone else does.

Ik ken hem beter dan wie dan ook.
Tom can make me feel better after a bad day.

Tom kan me beter doen voelen na een slechte dag.
I know my daughter better than anybody else.

Ik ken mijn dochter beter dan wie dan ook.
A stitch in time saves nine.

Voorkomen is beter dan genezen.

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A stitch in time saves nine.,
better safe than sorry,
fairer is better,
Have a drink, and you’ll feel better.,
I hope the hotel is better now,
I was a kid and didn’t know any better than that it would never pass,
It’s better to be killed by them, than being bitten by the ducks, pecked by the chickens, kicked by the maiden who feeds the chickens, or starved with hunger in the winter.,
Tom can make me feel better after a bad day.,
What is the function: it attracts your attention, it distracts you, it helps you to understand or to place the content better?,
“That’s not possible,“ said the duckling’s mother; “It is not beautiful, but it has a good heart and swims just as good as the others, yes, I must say, even better.
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