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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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To qualify for one of the jobs set aside for sportsmen and women, she needs to keep playing at state level or better until after she finishes university.

From BBC

The company might have had a better chance of staying in operation had the ruling come in the fall, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We have an opportunity to articulate a vision for how to do things better and build consensus around it."

From BBC

Academics and parents also push back against some of the main arguments in favour of more traditional uniforms - for example, that they encourage better behaviour and prepare pupils for the world of work.

From BBC

She now works part-time jobs in London - and feels better for it.

From BBC