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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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Within a year she was already doing a camel spin and as she got better, her mother began setting her up with a succession of coaches.

From Los Angeles Times

“This high visibility acts as a better deterrent for people and helps prevent animals from accidentally running into the wire or misjudging a jump,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

The would-be boycotters are challenging us to imagine something more, to glimpse the possibility of a better world and then to make it happen.

From Salon

This is the moment for us to lean into solidarity — to learn from our shared history of struggling for a better society and democracy on both sides of the color line.

From Salon

"This will absolutely be better for someone like me who's always in a hurry."

From BBC