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| | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
| − | etymology:English ' better'
| + | From: English ''better'' |
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| | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== |
| − | * bètá | + | * bɛ̀tá |
| | <sm2>Pcm-ng-better.f.ogg</sm2> | | <sm2>Pcm-ng-better.f.ogg</sm2> |
| | <sm2>Pcm-ng-better.m.ogg</sm2> | | <sm2>Pcm-ng-better.m.ogg</sm2> |
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| − | ===Frequency===
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| − | * Frequency in NSC treebank: 84
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| − | * Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 163
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| − | * Frequency in raw corpus: 2664
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| − | * Frequency rank in raw corpus: 154
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| | ===Adjective=== | | ===Adjective=== |
| − | better: better, good -- Definition in Naija?
| + | * Sey someting or somewhere good pass. |
| − | | + | :* {{ux|dv|This travel na really '''better''' one! |(jw__7630, The journey was really a good one!)}} |
| − | | + | :* {{ux|dv| Who no like '''better''' ting? If de give you [[okada]] or de give you [[moto]] which one you go collect? |(NSC_2021, Who hates good things? If you are given a motorcycle or a car which will you choose?)}} |
| − | # Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|I dey '''better''' now. Abeg, no spoil dat beta pikin o. |(I am better now. Please, don't spoil the good child.)}}
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| − | # - (frequency:2085)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Better'''! |(ENU_25_Boss-And-Apprentice_DG__306, Better.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Better''' one. |(JOS_26_Small-Talk_DG__65, A better one.)}}
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| − | # nsubj (frequency:13)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|E '''better'''. |(JOS_31_Psqaure-And-Efe_DG__32, It is better.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Im '''better'''. |(ENU_18_Onugbu-Soup_DG__75, It's better.)}}
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| − | # advmod (frequency:13)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|This travel na really '''better''' one! |(jw__7630, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|How '''better''' Christian life dey be. |(jw__14573, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # obl:mod (frequency:12)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Jehovah go bless us and make our tomorrow '''better'''.— Deut. |(jw__10263, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Nigeria deserve '''better''' now dan wetin Buhari get to offer. |(bbc__5295, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # obj (frequency:11)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|So e go dey '''better''' dat way. |(IBA_11_Student-Wahala_DG__60, So, it will be better that way.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|house wey dey '''better''' jejejejejejejejeje. |(deuber__785, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # obl:arg (frequency:11)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|And I know wetin '''better''' for you. |(deuber__2679, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Better''' break, break am to our level. |(ABJ_INF_05_On-Pidgin_M__16, You had better come... come down to our level.)}}
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| − | # advcl (frequency:7)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Our life dey '''better''' as we dey learn Bible. |(jw__28651, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|But e get other things wey Bible still talk wey go make our life '''better''' if we do dem. |(jw__22145, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # cc (frequency:6)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Sleep more and '''better''' |(bbc__90281, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|And nothing '''better''' pass the love wey no dey fail wey Jehovah dey show us.— Isa. |(jw__16337, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # conj (frequency:6)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Better''' dey come, |(jw__4210, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|'''Better''' dey chop '''better''' food. |(IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__241, You better eat nutritious food.)}}
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| − | # det (frequency:4)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Di one wey you don dey talk now, na im be di '''better'''. |(NST_cleaned__42329, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|When I don get one '''better''' somewhere, I go come back, con con carasa. (JOS_29_He-Loves-French_DG__157, when I have gotten one good |(thing) somewhere, I will come back, then come and complete it.)}}
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| − | # case (frequency:4)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Na everyday we dey hear about '''better'''. |(LAG_09_Country-Wahala_DG__18, It's everyday we hear about better.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|E go help you put mind for '''better''' tomorrow.— Romans 15:4 . |(jw__8677, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # aux (frequency:3)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Because if de create deir own party, be llike sey sey na im go '''better'''. |(JOS_11_Nigeria-Political-Issues_DG__92, Because, if they create their own party, it seems it will be better.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|And de say de wan make di country fine meh '''better''', but, di government no dey do anyting. |(ABJ_INF_12_Evictions_MG__31, And they say they want the country to be fine, to be better, but the government is not doing anything.)}}
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| − | # iobj (frequency:3)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|E still show sey the way Jehovah dey rule na im '''better''' pass. |(jw__4373, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|To do wetin go make person fine no be bad thing, but na the kind person wey you be, your character na im '''better''' pass. |(jw__37605, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # dep (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Our own '''better'''. |(LAG_06_Easter-Preparation_DG__45, Yours is better.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Buhari: I go leave Nigeria '''better''' dan wen I meet am |(bbc__21031, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # mark (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Today na fresh new era and comrade Mnangagwa go help us get Zimbabwe wey '''better'''. |(bbc__6421, __no translation__)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Jesus sey: ‘E '''better''' make you lose one part of your body, than for dem to trowey you inside Gehenna’ . |(jw__32709, __no translation__)}}
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| − | # ccomp (frequency:2)
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|So I tink it's '''better''' to have female first before I go come get boys. |(KAN_02_Girls-Life-In-Kano_DG__47, So, I think it's better to have females first before I'll have boys.)}}
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| − | #: {{ux|dv|Wetin e talk make me remember wetin my mama dey tell us when we small, e sey: ‘E '''better''' to chop vegetable for where love dey.’” So make you no dey worry yourself. |(jw__8409, __no translation__)}}
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| − | ====Derived forms====
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| | ====Synonyms==== | | ====Synonyms==== |
| − | * beta 0.73 773, correct 0.61 1344, good 0.60 3676, sense 0.56 1009, strong 0.55 1503, normal 0.53 424, hard 0.53 1094, simple 0.52 170, value 0.51 427 | + | * [[correct]], [[good]] |
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| | ====Antonyms==== | | ====Antonyms==== |
| − | * beta 0.73 773, correct 0.61 1344, good 0.60 3676, sense 0.56 1009, strong 0.55 1503, normal 0.53 424, hard 0.53 1094, simple 0.52 170, value 0.51 427 | + | * [[bad]] |
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| | ====Translations==== | | ====Translations==== |
| − | * English: better, good | + | * English: ''better, good'' |
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| | + | ===Verb=== |
| | + | ====Modal==== |
| | + | :*{{ux|dv|'''Better''' dey [[chop]] better food. |(IBA_09_Leon-And-Amos_DG__241, You better eat nutritious food.)}} |
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| | + | ====Translation==== |
| | + | English: ''better'' |