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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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“Sometimes I think if you don’t think too much about how terrifying it is, and you’re just thrown into it, that’s better.”

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Appa made sacrifices to give his son and daughter a better life — and he’s more than happy to tick off a list of what everyone owes him.

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Wanting more from this material, though, feels better than not getting the opportunity to see it at all.

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What he’s focused on, he said, “is just trying to do everything I can, every day, to get a little bit better.”

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A consumer boycott of grapes under Huerta’s leadership led to the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which paved the way for farmworkers to push for better working conditions and pay.

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