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},
{
"form": "betered",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "betere",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "beteren",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "betere",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "betereden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "beterede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "betereth",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "betere",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "beterynge",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "beterende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "betered",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ybetered",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "beteren",
"name": "head"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "beter"
},
"name": "enm-conj-wk"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"To better; to implement improvements or make better."
],
"links": [
[
"better",
"better"
],
[
"improvements",
"improvements"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To attain victory or win against opponents; to have the upper hand."
],
"links": [
[
"attain",
"attain"
],
[
"victory",
"victory"
],
[
"win",
"win"
],
[
"have the upper hand",
"have the upper hand"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) To attain victory or win against opponents; to have the upper hand."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɛt(ə)rən/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "better"
},
{
"word": "betren"
},
{
"word": "bettren"
},
{
"word": "betteren"
}
],
"word": "beteren"
}
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