betters

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of better. Use this form when you mean more than one.

   He always listened politely to his betters.

   The young clerk was told to respect his betters at work.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular present of better. Use it with he, she, or it.

   Each new phone betters the one before it.

   She betters her running time almost every week.

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