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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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"I'm sure they will go on to bigger and better things than I have."

From BBC

However, those at the highest end of the earning spectrum cannot necessarily expect to be better off.

From BBC

McNamee stated that times of death were better determined by witnesses, social media and banking activity.

From BBC

Should your children’s inheritance come with stopgaps and caveats, or is it better to simply leave them a sum for education and housing and give the rest to your favorite causes?

From MarketWatch

They also became the first to incorporate microglia -- immune cells found in the central nervous system -- to better replicate the inflammatory response that follows spinal cord injury.

From Science Daily