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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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According to the town authorities of Basel, Switzerland, Holbein’s excuse was that “the table has to be better laid out for him, if he would go.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She said her lines aren’t gone but that it’s “significantly better than before.”

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s despite the fact that some can handle a fuel spike better than their customers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shah, better known as Balen, was sworn in a day after he released his first public statement since winning the March 5 elections, via a rap song posted on social media.

From Barron's

It understands that Gemini’s better for this, ChatGPT’s better for this, Anthropic’s better for this.

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