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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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Council members should be engaging in conversations with its volunteer commissioners, to help them better understand how the city is run, Blumenfield said.

From Los Angeles Times

“The vast majority of them will not cross that at all. They will end up with something that is just incrementally better. And if you’re incrementally better than alternatives, you don’t matter.”

From The Wall Street Journal

At the meeting, the regulator issued dozens of safety recommendations to help avoid a similar incident in the future, including that the Army develop better training around its operations near Reagan.

From The Wall Street Journal

The family of David Adam Williams, better known as YouTube personality Adam the Woo, has shared his cause of death.

From Los Angeles Times

"I think the difference is that he is more polished than Bovino. He is better at speaking to the press, and stakeholders," he added.

From BBC