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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

go one better en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To take a bet and add another to it.
  2. To outdo somebody; to do something that surpasses what came before.
    • Arsenal, who have finished second for the past three seasons, added Spain international Martin Zubimendi to their midfield for £60m this summer as they look to go one better and win the title. 2025 October 21, Alex Howell, “The evolution of Rice - how midfielder became Arsenal's all-rounder”, in BBC Sport:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
going one better Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
went one better Tense=Past lexicographic
gone one better Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
goes one better Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

one up · do someone one better