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better

Meaning of “better”

Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
117 occurrences114 verses32 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 29:19

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Ezekiel 36:11
And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 36:11 · retained source text

And I will multiply vpon you man and beast, and they shall increase and bring fruite, and I will settle you after your olde estates: and will doe better vnto you, then at your beginnings, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

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Historical definitions

With more affection; in a higher degree. More correctly, or fully. With superior excellence.

volume 1, leaf 269, column 3 (main_dictionary)