Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive, literally)To improve.

  2. (idiomatic, intransitive)To recover from illness or other incapacitation.

Examples

863 sentences

  1. I hope Tom gets better soon.

    Сподіваюся, Том скоро одужає. — deniko

    ruНадеюсь, Том скоро поправится. — marafon

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  2. I think things are getting better.

    Думаю, життя покращується. — deniko

    ruДумаю, всё налаживается. — marafon

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  3. Life got better after the war.

    Життя після війни покращилося. — deniko

    ruПосле войны жить стало лучше. — odexed

    deNach dem Krieg wurde das Leben besser. — carlosalberto

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  4. We need to keep getting better at everything.

    Ми повинні продовжувати вдосконалюватися у всьому. — deniko

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  5. I hope you'll get better soon.

    Сподіваюсь, ти скоро одужаєш. — ascolto

    ruНадеюсь, ты скоро поправишься. — Hellerick

    deGute Besserung! — enteka

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Forms

gets better, getting better, got better, got better
Base formget better · to get better
3rd person singulargets better
Present participlegetting better
Past simplegot better
Past participlegot better / gotten better

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyget better
he, she, itgets better

Past simpleLesson

all personsgot better

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave got better
he, she, ithas got better

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill get better

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gestureB1getA1getawayB2getter
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