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for the better [idiom]

If something changes for the better, it improves

Example:

The plan was intended to be a change for the better, but much to our consternation, it turned out to be quite the reverse.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

for the better

in a way that improves the situation

a definite change for the better

The president’s fortunes seem, at last, to have taken a turn for the better (=started to improve).

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

for the better

If something changes for the better, it improves:

Most people think that things have changed for the better since the new government came to power.

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

for the better in British

by way of improvement

a change for the better

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

for the better

idiom

Definition of for the better

: so as to produce improvementThe new policy is a change for the better.My father's health has recently taken a turn for the better.

British English

becoming better

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