bettering
Meaning of bettering
verb, gerund or present participle
- improve on or surpass (an existing or previous level or achievement).
his account can hardly be bettered
bettering his previous time by ten minutes
Old English betera (adjective), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch beter and German besser, also to best.
Information about bettering
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of bettering is: betterings.
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Hyphenation of bettering
bet-ter-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- bettering is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
bettering synonyms
Meaning exceed; be greater than:
Meaning do or be better than (a record or score):
Meaning be better than; surpass:
Meaning be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject:
Meaning exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than:
Meaning follow or reply to (a story, remark, or joke) by producing a better one:
Meaning surpass (something) by saying or doing something better:
Meaning (of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body):
Meaning exceed:
Meaning be superior to in action or performance:
Meaning be superior to (an opponent or rival):
Meaning outwit or get the better of (someone):
Words that rhyme with bettering
Ring, ring, Baring, Dearing, Spearing, Waring, Wearing, Zearing, abearing, afearing, affearing, afterhearing, anearing, appearing, ashlaring, backbearing, baring, bearing, beggaring, besmearing, bevaring, bewaring, blaring, blearing, burglaring, calendaring, caring, cellaring, charing, cheddaring, cheeseparing, childbearing, chivaring, clearing, coappearing, collaring, comparing, compearing, daring, dearing, declaring, dellaring, desugaring, disappearing, dogearing, drearing, earing, emparing, endearing, ensearing
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