"besser" meaning in German

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbɛsɐ/ Audio: De-besser.ogg , De-besser2.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German bezzer, from Old High German bezziro. Cognates Cognate with Low German beter, Dutch beter, West Frisian better, English better, Danish bedre, Sanskrit भद्र (bhadrá, “blessed, fortunate, happy, good”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|de|gmh|bezzer}} Middle High German bezzer, {{inh|de|goh|bezziro}} Old High German bezziro, {{cog|nds|beter}} Low German beter, {{cog|nl|beter}} Dutch beter, {{cog|fy|better}} West Frisian better, {{cog|en|better}} English better, {{cog|da|bedre}} Danish bedre, {{cog|sa|भद्र||blessed, fortunate, happy, good|tr=bhadrá}} Sanskrit भद्र (bhadrá, “blessed, fortunate, happy, good”) Head templates: {{head|de|comparative adjective}} besser
  1. comparative degree of gut; better Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: gut (extra: better) Related terms: bessern, Besserung
    Sense id: en-besser-de-adj-KHkI45Bi Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 27 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɛsɐ/ Audio: De-besser.ogg , De-besser2.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} besser
  1. inflection of bessern: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular Form of: bessern
    Sense id: en-besser-de-verb-oS0Pjuzt
  2. inflection of bessern: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular Form of: bessern
    Sense id: en-besser-de-verb-EYKhn6Vf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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