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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ameliorate, improve, meliorate |
| Type of | change state, turn |
| Has types | get over, see the light, reform, recuperate, recover, convalesce, pick up, mend, heal, get well, fructify, upgrade, turn around, surge, bounce back, straighten out |
| Verb group | improve, ameliorate, meliorate, amend |
| Derivation | betterment |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ameliorate, amend, improve, meliorate |
| Type of | alter, change, modify |
| Has types | lift, make pure, doctor, mend, distill, alleviate, aid, advance, palliate, perfect, develop, polish, prettify, purify, put right, raise, condition, refine, reform, bushel, regenerate, relieve, enhance, restore, revitalize, build up, straighten out, build, sublimate, repair, emend, embellish, educate, help, hone, down, iron out, fix, enrich, fructify, furbish up, touch on, beautify, turn around, assuage, upgrade, fancify, fine-tune |
| Verb group | meliorate, ameliorate, improve |
| Derivation | betterment |
better::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | superior, higher-up, superordinate |
the common man has been kept in his place by his betters.
better::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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|---|
her health is better now.
I feel better.
better::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
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You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.
a better coat.
a better type of car.
a suit with a better fit.
a better chance of success.
produced a better mousetrap.
she's better in math than in history.
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argued for the better part of an hour.
Examples of better
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Selling something at a fair price to fewer customers is a better place to be in.
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In the near future, we will be trying to find a better way to handle this issue.
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Beckham said his hand is 100 percent again and he vows to be better this season.
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How do I better support him and strengthen our marriage during this trying time?
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It turned out to be an even better thing as I got lost on my way to the airport.
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Perron was feeling better toward the end of November, but his symptoms recurred.
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The bill would also require better and more unified record keeping in DWI cases.
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In the gold-medal game, he really did a nice job on one of their better players.
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He said the discussion has given him a better sense of what the community wants.
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- Comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"
- Something superior in quality or condition or effect; "a change for the better"
- Surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"
- (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better"
- Bettor: someone who bets
- From a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better."
- To make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
- A superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"
- Better(p): (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond"
