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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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Six months after losing his "kind, caring, clever and beautiful" partner to sudden adult death syndrome, he says remembering that "heart-to-heart in the car... makes me feel so much better".

From BBC

Capt. Jason Ambrosi, president of the Air Line Pilots Association union, called for better communication with aviators, flight dispatchers and airlines so they can better plan for rocket launches.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another consideration for those in the local area is property prices - and some could fare better than others.

From BBC

"You know, life's all the better for those things," she told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

From BBC

"I feel amazing. I felt really bad in practice, that's usually a good sign, you can only get better from there," Gilding told Sky Sports.

From BBC