improve, better, help, ameliorate mean to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard. improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better …

Better is an adjective that describes something as being superior or is an adverb that means something is done to a higher degree or more completely. As a verb, better means to improve.

BETTER definition: 1. comparative of good: of a higher standard, or more suitable, pleasing, or effective than other…. Learn more.

1. To make better; improve: trying to better conditions in the prison; bettered myself by changing jobs. 2. To surpass or exceed: practiced so he could better his rival.

[usually singular] something that is preferable: the better of two choices. Usually, betters. [plural] those superior to oneself: Stop thinking of them as your betters.

2 days ago · better (third-person singular simple present betters, present participle bettering, simple past and past participle bettered) This government will better our society. (intransitive) …

The weather is better today than it was yesterday. They came up with a better solution to the problem. I'd like to get a better [=more accurate and complete] understanding of the problem.

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Definition of better adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Something better is improved — like when a more advanced computer comes out, or you feel better after a cold. When we talk about things being better, we're comparing in a favorable way.