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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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Home prices have held up better than many expected, even as mortgage rates rose.

From Barron's

Investors have also been demanding better governance and returns.

From The Wall Street Journal

City are getting better and better as the season goes on, and I can understand why Pep Guardiola feels there is even more to come from his side.

From BBC

"These are the bacteria where the signal is strongest, but many more microbes could be affected once we have better microbiome profiling methods."

From Science Daily

It may also help scientists better understand how familiar classical behavior emerges from the underlying quantum world.

From Science Daily