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get the better of

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

win a victory over

MWEWordset Dictionary

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
defeat
pasttense
getted the better ofgot the better of
presentparticiple
getting the better of
thirdpersonsingular
gets the better of
pastparticiple
getted the better ofgotten the better of