Improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it is good or bad. What is a basic definition of 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. Of a higher standard, or more suitable, pleasing, or effective than other… Trying to better conditions in the prison Bettered myself by changing jobs
Practiced so he could better his rival. Find 792 different ways to say better, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at thesaurus.com. [usually singular] something that is preferable The better of two choices [plural] those superior to oneself Stop thinking of them as your betters.
Compare also icelandic batna (“to improve”), bót (“improvement”), german besser.
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