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1. (v.t.) improve
to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition; make better:
improving one's health.
2. improve
to make (land) more useful, profitable, or valuable by enclosure, cultivation, etc.
3. improve
to increase the value of (real property) by betterments.
4. (v.i.) improve
to increase in quality or value; become better.
5. improve
to make improvements.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME improuen, emprouen < AF emprouer < LL prōde (est), L prōdest (it) is beneficial, of use)
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1. (verb) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
to make better
"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
2. (verb) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
get better
"The weather improved toward evening"
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1. (verb) improve
to get or make better
classes to improve my English; His health has improved since he gave up smoking.; improved working conditions
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) IMPROVE
to disprove or make void; to refute
2. (verb) IMPROVE
to disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure; as, to improve negligence
3. (verb) IMPROVE
to make better; to increase the value or good qualities of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to improve land
4. (verb) IMPROVE
to use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to turn to profitable account; to utilize; as, to improve one's time; to improve his means
5. (verb) IMPROVE
to advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; -- said with reference to what is bad
6. (verb) IMPROVE
to grow better; to advance or make progress in what is desirable; to make or show improvement; as, to improve in health
7. (verb) IMPROVE
to advance or progress in bad qualities; to grow worse
8. (verb) IMPROVE
to increase; to be enhanced; to rise in value; as, the price of cotton improves
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Sense: to (cause to) become better, of higher quality etc
His work has greatly improved; They recently improved the design of that car.
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 Afrikaans: verbeter |
 Arabic: يُحَسِّن |
 Bulgarian: подобрявам |
 Brazilian: melhorar |
 Czech: zlepšit (se) |
 German: verbessern |
 Danish: forbedre |
 Greek: βελτιώνω, βελτιώνομαι |
 Spanish: mejorar, perfeccionar |
 Estonian: parandama, paranema |
 Farsi: بهتر شدن |
 Finnish: parantaa |
 French: (s')améliorer |
 Hebrew: לְשַפֵּר |
 Hindi: सुधारना, सुधरना |
 Croatian: poboljšati |
 Hungarian: javul; javít; fejleszt |
 Indonesian: meningkatkan, memperbaiki |
 Icelandic: bæta, laga |
 Italian: migliorare |
 Japanese: 良くする |
 Korean: 개선하다 |
 Lithuanian: pagerinti, patobulinti, p |
 Latvian: uzlabot; pilnveidot; uzla |
 Malay: meningkatkan |
 Dutch: verbeteren |
 Norwegian: (for)bedre, forskjønne |
 Polish: polepszyć się, ulepszyć |
 Persian: بهتر شدن |
 Pashto: سمول، اصلاح كول، څيخول |
 Portuguese: melhorar |
 Romanian: a (se)îmbunătăţi |
 Russian: улучшать(ся) |
 Slovak: zlepšiť (sa), napraviť (s |
 Slovenian: izboljšati (se) |
 Serbian: poboljšati |
 Swedish: förbättra |
 Thai: ดีขึ้น |
 Turkish: geliş(tir)mek, iyileş(tir |
 Taiwanese: 改善 |
 Ukrainian: удосконалювати(ся) |
 Urdu: بہتر بننا یا بنانا |
 Vietnamese: cải thiện |
 Chinese: 使更好 |
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