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Meanings of bettering in inglés

español
mejorado

Changing for the better.

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        Usage of bettering in inglés
        1
        Switzerland's finest will settle for bettering CSKA's result to steal second spot.
        The South African
        2
        The JLP has always been a party focused on bettering the economy.
        Jamaica Observer
        3
        We have life conversations about bettering ourselves, and we've become good friends.
        Reuters
        4
        There were so many ways of bettering one's self in the city.
        The Lovely Lady
        5
        M'Laurin, the mathematician, turned his genius to the bettering of the fortifications.
        A History of the Four Georges, Volume II
        6
        Dinah has been rubbing, without bettering them, for the last half hour.
        Miriam Monfort / A Novel
        7
        He's getting a good-looking young man and he's all for bettering himself.
        Women of the Country
        8
        Still, he had come to America in the hope of bettering his lot.
        Embrace the darkness
        9
        They all mean, nowadays, the advancement and bettering of the people.
        As We Are and As We May Be
        10
        Your father won't stand in the way of your bettering yourself.
        Wild Wings: A Romance of Youth
        11
        He would work out his plans for bettering the condition just before him.
        In His Steps
        12
        There was no prospect of his ever bettering himself or her.
        Jude the Obscure
        13
        He had lost even this pitiful chance of bettering his condition.
        A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's, and Other Stories
        14
        During the war, there had been, however, many chances of bettering broken fortunes.
        The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 05: 1559-60
        15
        Her opportunities for bettering her taste and manners were few compared with Nancy's.
        The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million
        16
        But of course this gives him few opportunities of bettering himself.'
        Two on a Tower
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        español
        mejorado
        Bettering through the time
        Bettering across language varieties
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