Get better means to improve, and also to recover after an illness. Get shows change: the point is not that something is better, but that it is gradually becoming better.
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get better; get better at + noun/-ing; get better and better; get worse (opposite)
- I hope your mother gets better soon; tell her we're thinking of her.
- My listening got much better when I started watching films without subtitles.
- The weather should get better by the weekend, so we can finally go hiking.
What changed
First versionMy English is getting more better every month.
RevisionMy English is getting better every month.
Better is already the comparative of good, so it means “more good”. Adding more doubles the comparison. The correction removes more.
About health, get better means to recover: She had flu last week, but she's getting better. People usually say Get well soon! to someone who is ill. The opposite is get worse: The pain got worse at night.
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Since joining the chess club, my son has got much better ___ planning his moves.
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at — For skills, better is followed by at: better at planning, better at maths. In may seem logical, but it does not fit before a skill in the -ing form.
Write about a skill you have got better at over the past year. Name the skill and what helped you improve it.
Over the past year I've got better at public speaking because I volunteered to present at every team meeting.
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