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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Better \Bet"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bettered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bettering.] [AS. beterian, betrian, fr. betera better.
See Better, a.]
1. To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities
of.
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Love betters what is best. --Wordsworth.
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He thought to better his circumstances. --Thackeray.
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2. To improve the condition of, morally, physically,
financially, socially, or otherwise.
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The constant effort of every man to better himself.
--Macaulay.
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3. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
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The works of nature do always aim at that which can
not be bettered. --Hooker.
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4. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest
of. [Obs.]
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Weapons more violent, when next we meet,
May serve to better us and worse our foes. --Milton.
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Syn: To improve; meliorate; ameliorate; mend; amend; correct;
emend; reform; advance; promote.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
bettering \bettering\ adj.
changing for the better; -- antonym of worsening. [Narrower
terms: ameliorating(prenominal), ameliorative, amelioratory,
meliorative]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Better \Bet"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bettered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bettering.] [AS. beterian, betrian, fr. betera better.
See Better, a.]
1. To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities
of.
Love betters what is best. --Wordsworth.
He thought to better his circumstances. --Thackeray.
2. To improve the condition of, morally, physically,
financially, socially, or otherwise.
The constant effort of every man to better himself.
--Macaulay.
3. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
The works of nature do always aim at that which can
not be bettered. --Hooker.
4. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest
of. [Obs.]
Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve
to better us and worse our foes. --Milton.
Syn: To improve; meliorate; ameliorate; mend; amend; correct;
emend; reform; advance; promote.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
bettering
adj : changing for the better [ant: worsening]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bettering
n.
improvement
vb.
(present participle of en better nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
bettering
n.
improvement
vb.
(present participle of en better nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
bettering
n.
improvement
vb.
(present participle of en better nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
bettering
n.
improvement
vb.
(present participle of en better nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bettering
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm b etter ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bettering
Engelska a.
(avledning en better ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb better)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Bettering /bˈɛtəɹɪŋ/ التّحسينFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bettering /bˈɛtəɹɪŋ/ besser werdend see: better, betteredFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bettering /bˈɛtəɹɪŋ/
übertreffend, ausstechend
Synonym: getting the better of
see: better sb./sth., get the better of sb./sth., bettered, got the better of
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bettering /bˈɛtəɹɪŋ/
verbessernd, besser machend
Synonyms: making better, improving, enhancing, ameliorating, meliorating
see: make sth. better, better sth., improve sth., enhance sth., ameliorate sth., meliorate sth., made better, betterred, improved, enhanced, ameliorated, meliorated, better the working conditions, better your chances of winning the championship, improve, enhance your memory capacity, improved service, enhanced service, That doesn't make things better., That doesn't ameliorate the situation.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈbɛtɝɪŋ/