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better

[bet-er] / ˈbɛt ər /


ADJECTIVE
larger
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK






Usage

What are other ways to say improve? To better is to improve conditions which, though not bad, are unsatisfying: to better an attempt, oneself (as by gaining a higher salary). Improve usually implies remedying a lack or a felt need: to improve a process, oneself (as by gaining more knowledge). The more formal verb ameliorate implies improving oppressive, unjust, or difficult conditions: to ameliorate working conditions.

Example Sentences

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"There's no better team than one that fights and finds a way of winning."

From BBC

But the lower your entertainment bar, the better.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s all on a curve. Even the best could be done better,” he says.

From MarketWatch

To these ordinary folks, the Ayatollah Khomeini made sweeping promises that the poor, religious minorities and women would be better off under his rule.

From The Wall Street Journal

Higher in the sky, Uranus will be sitting in the constellation Taurus and won't set until around midnight, giving skywatchers with the right equipment a better chance of tracking it down.

From BBC