Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get better

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.65 in modern English

Syllables: get -bet-ter
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Intransitive verb

verb

To recover from illness or other incapacitation.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"[Sir Bedevere]: What makes you think she's a witch? [Peasant]: Well, she turned me into a newt! [Sir Bedevere]: A newt? [Peasant]: ... I got better."
"I wrote a song about getting better / It's a feeling I can't remember / Arf, arf / Counting worms"

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

gets better (present, singular) getting better (participle, present) got better (past) got better (UK, participle) gotten better (US, participle)

Phrases

get the better of

Frequently Paired Words

get the better of

Questions

What does get better mean?: To improve.

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