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A noun referring to the process or act of improving or making something better, often used in contexts of personal development or social advancement.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota el proceso o la acción de mejorar o perfeccionar algo, a menudo usado en el contexto del desarrollo personal o la promoción social.

1. Improvement or advancement B2 formal

   The act of making something better or improving a situation, condition, or quality.

   • The bettering of living conditions is a priority for the government.
   • He dedicated his life to the bettering of society.
   • Continuous bettering of skills is essential in a competitive world.

   🇪🇸mejora

   Sinónimos: advancementameliorationbettermentenhancementimprovementrefinementupgrade

   Antónimos: declinedeteriorationregressionworsening

A verb used to indicate the act of improving something or making it superior in quality or condition.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de mejorar algo o hacer que pase a un estado o calidad más alta. También puede significar superar o aventajar a alguien o algo.

1. To improve B1 formal

   To make something better or to become better in quality or condition.

   • She worked hard to better her skills in painting.
   • The new policies aim to better the lives of citizens.
   • He tried to better his previous record in the race.

   🇪🇸Mejorar

   Sinónimos: advanceameliorateaugmentboostenhanceimproveperfectrefinestrengthenupgrade

   Antónimos: aggravatedegradedeteriorateimpairworsen

2. To surpass B2 formal

   To exceed or do better than someone or something else.

   • The athlete bettered the world record by two seconds.
   • Our team bettered the competition in the final match.
   • She bettered her own score in the exam.

   🇪🇸Superar

   Sinónimos: beatcapexceedoutclassoutdooutshinesurpasstop

• bettered past participle
• bettered past simple
• bettering present participle
• betters third person singular