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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 think we’re often what leads or aids revolution or provides a lens for people who will understand certain things better via art.”

From Los Angeles Times

Partly as a result, his training has never been better.

From Los Angeles Times

The long sought change would allow subsidies to better reflect the actual cost of running a day-care home or center.

From Los Angeles Times

The demonstration, Cohen wrote, would showcase “exciting new AI tools available to DOT rule writers to help us do our job better and faster.”

From Salon

“It’s something we can sustain, and I think we can be much better in future years,” Kraft says.

From The Wall Street Journal