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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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How can we do a better job of explaining how race and class intersect?

From Salon

But better prediction alone won’t be the end of the story: “The harder problem will be to get people to change their behavior.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking over the occasional heckler, he told the crowd: “My life, your life, all of our lives are better off for the companies and the things that billionaires have done for California.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“I followed the plan. I was building miles and getting better and better,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The researchers plan to continue studying Mic-628 to better understand its safety and effectiveness in additional animal studies and in humans.

From Science Daily