bettering

/B EH1 T ER0 IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To improve.

  2. 2

    To become better; to improve.

  3. 3

    To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.

  4. 4

    To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.

noun
  1. 1

    Improvement

verb
  1. 1

    (with bare infinitive) Should; ought to; need to; must.

    “The project had better get finished by the current deadline.”

Synonyms

had best

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