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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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“Not for nothing, I assume adult coloring books sell better than literary fiction,” says Zeiba.

From Los Angeles Times

Jaishankar told the Financial Times that India believed dialogue offered a better path than escalation.

From BBC

There is consensus that - in all circumstances - palliative care needs to be better and more consistently available at the highest standard.

From BBC

The victim said: "You need to then think, OK, that's not what should have happened, what can we do better to make sure that doesn't happen again?"

From BBC

Apart from endometriosis, they all have one thing in common: they want their stories to be heard so that endometriosis can be better understood and one day, maybe even cured.

From BBC