Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

got the better of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English

Syllables
got the -bet-ter of
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of get the better of

verb

simple past of get the better of

Questions

What does got the better of mean?
past participle of get the better of

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