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verb
- 1. make or become better: "efforts to improve relations between the countries" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of IMPROVE is to enhance in value or quality : make better. How to use improve in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Improve.
to get better, or to make something better: [ I ] Her grades have improved greatly this semester. [ T ] He did a lot to improve conditions for factory workers. If you improve on something, you succeed in doing or making it better: [ I ] The company is hoping to improve on last year’s sales figures.
improve usually implies remedying a lack or a felt need: to improve a process, oneself (as by gaining more knowledge). ameliorate , a formal word, implies improving oppressive, unjust, or difficult conditions: to ameliorate working conditions.
1. to make or become better in quality; ameliorate. 2. (tr) to make (buildings, land, etc) more valuable by additions or betterment. 3. (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to achieve a better standard or quality in comparison (with): to improve on last year's crop. n. on the improve informal Austral improving.
When you improve something, you make it better. For example, you can improve your harmonica playing with practice. Be happy when you see this word, because something is getting better — improving. Getting a tutor will usually improve your grades. Sleeping well improves your health and alertness.
improve. verb. /ɪmˈpruv/. [intransitive, transitive] Verb Forms. to become better than before; to make something or someone better than before His quality of life has improved dramatically since the operation. The doctor says she should continue to improve (= after an illness).
Definition of improve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
