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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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They vowed to better regulate local economies in an effort to build a unified national market, with a focus on improving market access, fair competition and retiring outdated production facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Executives, however, believe a large-scale investment currently poses too much risk to shareholders, and they don’t need to take big swings in Venezuela when they have better drilling options elsewhere, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Are their lives better today than they were a year ago?

From BBC

They fled hunger in Venezuela only to find poverty and violence across the border in Colombia -- but for Franklin Petit and his family, this life of hardship is still better than their old one.

From Barron's

Heavy machinery was deployed on Monday to lift the most severely damaged train carriages and give rescuers better access to the site of the disaster.

From Barron's