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- DictionaryIm·prove/imˈpro͞ov/
verb
- 1. make or become better: "we’ve used technology to improve relations with customers"
The meaning of IMPROVE is to enhance in value or quality : make better. How to use improve in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Improve.
Improve definition: to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition. See examples of IMPROVE used in a sentence.
Synonyms for IMPROVE: enhance, help, better, refine, amend, remedy, upgrade, remediate; Antonyms of IMPROVE: worsen, impair, hurt, harm, damage, injure, reduce, spoil.
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.
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.
1. : the act or process of improving. 2. a. : the state of being improved. especially : enhanced value or excellence. b. : an instance of such improvement : something that enhances value or excellence.
2 days ago · 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.
to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health. to make (land) more useful, profitable, or valuable by enclosure, cultivation, etc. to increase the value of (real property) by betterments, as the construction of buildings and sewers.
to get better or to make something better: Scott's behaviour has improved a lot lately. Every year thousands of students come to London to improve their English. improved earnings / productivity. Fewer examples. We're always looking for new ways to improve our services. Some wines improve with age. The situation should improve in the long term.
Definition of improve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
