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Antonyms for bettering

Grammar : Verb
Spell : bet-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛt ər

Definition of bettering

Origin :
  • Old English bettra, earlier betera, from Proto-Germanic *batizo-, from PIE *bhad- "good;" see best. Comparative adjective of good in the older Germanic languages (cf. Old Frisian betera, Old Saxon betiro, Old Norse betr, Danish bedre, Old High German bezziro, German besser, Gothic batiza). In English it superseded bet in the adverbial sense by 1600. Better half "wife" is first attested 1570s.
  • verb improve performance; outdo
Example sentences :
  • I'd never stand in the way of your bettering yourself, Timson.
  • Extract from : « The Pigeon (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • Here is a suggestion for bettering the position of the National Museum.
  • Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai
  • This was the necessity for the bettering of the means of communication of the country.
  • Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock
  • He had lost even this pitiful chance of bettering his condition.
  • Extract from : « A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories » by Bret Harte
  • She ought to have the chance of bettering herself in a place like that.
  • Extract from : « White Lilac; or the Queen of the May » by Amy Walton
  • Abuses can't be helped in any system, sir, though we are bettering them.
  • Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • As to the girl's "bettering herself," let her take the chances, if she chooses, as you have.
  • Extract from : « Folly as It Flies » by Fanny Fern
  • Thus he would have the pleasure of bettering our acquaintance.
  • Extract from : « A Summer's Outing » by Carter H. Harrison
  • Our principal idea of bettering the condition is by training servants.
  • Extract from : « The home » by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
  • He must form no plans, engage in no enterprises, for bettering his condition.
  • Extract from : « Slavery » by William E. Channing

Synonyms for bettering

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