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

From The Wall Street Journal

I never saw making late signings as a risk, because I always thought the players I was bringing in would make the team better.

From BBC

The plan focuses on better surveillance, improved antivenom availability and research, enhanced medical capacity and public awareness campaigns.

From BBC

It is what I’m checking, it’s useful, you know, it’s better than polls,’” he recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal

The strike authorization vote came on the same day as educators in Southern California also signaled they were gearing up to head to the picket lines to demand better pay and working conditions.

From Los Angeles Times