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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go one better

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English

Syllables
go one -bet-ter
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take a bet and add another to it.

verb

To outdo somebody; to do something that surpasses what came before.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

goes one better (present, singular) going one better (participle, present) went one better (past) gone one better (participle, past)

Phrases

do someone one better one up

Frequently Paired Words

do someone one better one up

Questions

What does go one better mean?
To take a bet and add another to it.

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