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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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His only two defeats have been quality losses on points - one to a much better Whyte than the man Itauma faced, and the other to Anthony Joshua.

From BBC

He says that his brother fished and planted crops, but travelled to Trinidad for better pay.

From BBC

"And it's better for people that are trying to give up, they're not tempted in here."

From BBC

This facility supports a multidisciplinary approach to studying sleep and the sleep-wake cycle, enabling researchers to better understand how brain activity interacts with bodily processes.

From Science Daily

"But I was always a little frustrated by its limitations. I knew, in my heart, it could be better."

From Science Daily