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get better

get bet·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [get bet-er]
    • /gɛt ˈbɛt ər/
    • /ˈɡet ˈbetə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [get bet-er]
    • /gɛt ˈbɛt ər/

Definitions of get better words

  • intransitive verb+adjective get better recover 1
  • intransitive verb+adjective get better improve 1
  • verb get better (literally) To improve. 0
  • verb get better (Idiomatic) To recover from illness or other incapacitation. 0
See all 4 definitions of get better

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Parts of speech for Get better

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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get better popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for get better

verb get better

  • mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
  • survive — to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live: Few survived after the holocaust.
  • overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
  • pull through — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
  • recuperate — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
All 93 Synonyms of get better

Antonyms for get better

verb get better

  • wing it — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
  • worsen — Make or become worse.
  • decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
All 37 Antonyms of get better

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