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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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The council said the aim was to understand better how limited finances can affect some children and limit their participation in school.

From BBC

Abdul Hammed currently works at a warehouse, but the 33-year-old has come to the apprenticeship fair in the hope of bettering himself.

From BBC

"Scotland were 20 points better not 11. They were comprehensive winners," ex-England scrum-half Matt Dawson told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

From BBC

Opinion polls suggest voters here want to feel better protected at home too.

From BBC

That deal encouraged BlueScope to consider whether it had any midstream options better than building its own new facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal