feel better

Meaning

This phrase is used to describe an improvement in someone's physical health or emotional state. You can use it to say you are recovering from a sickness, or to comfort a friend who is sad or stressed. It is a warm, empathetic expression widely used in daily conversations.

Examples

• I hope you feel better soon after taking that medicine.

  I hope you feel better soon after taking that medicine.

• After a long nap, I started to feel much better.

  After a long nap, I started to feel much better.

• Talking to my best friend always makes me feel better.

  Talking to my best friend always makes me feel better.

• Are you feeling any better today, or do you still have a headache?

  Are you feeling any better today, or do you still have a headache?

• A hot bowl of soup will help you feel better.

  A hot bowl of soup will help you feel better.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I hope you feel more better soon.

  ✓ I hope you feel better soon.

  "Better" is already a comparative adjective. Adding "more" before "better" is grammatically incorrect.

• ✗ I feel gooder today than yesterday.

  ✓ I feel better today than yesterday.

  "Gooder" is not a word. The comparative form of "good" is "better".

Related Expressions

Practice

• Drink some warm tea; it will make you ___.

  💡 Improve your physical or emotional state.

  Show answer

  feel better

• I had a cold last week, but today I ___.

  💡 Recovering from being sick.

  Show answer

  feel better