To think better of

To think better of
Better Bet"ter, adv.; compar. of {Well}. 1. In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits. [1913 Webster]

I could have better spared a better man. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. More correctly or thoroughly. [1913 Webster]

The better to understand the extent of our knowledge. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

3. In a higher or greater degree; more; as, to love one better than another. [1913 Webster]

Never was monarch better feared, and loved. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten miles and better. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

{To think better of} (any one), to have a more favorable opinion of any one.

{To think better of} (an opinion, resolution, etc.), to reconsider and alter one's decision. [1913 Webster]


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  • think better of —    If you think better of something, you decide not to do what you intended doing.     I was going to go shopping, but when I saw the crowded car park,     I thought better of it …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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