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Improve Common

Improve has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

to make better

"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

2

get better

"The weather improved toward evening"

3

To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).

"The new fertilizer helped improve the yield of our crops significantly."

In plain English: To improve means to make something better or help it get stronger.

"She studied hard to improve her grades for the next term."

Usage: Use "improve" when you want to state that the quality, condition, or performance of something has become better over time or through effort. You can apply it to tangible objects like a car engine as well as abstract concepts like your skills or relationships.

Example Sentences
"She studied hard to improve her grades for the next term." verb
"The teacher asked students to improve their spelling by practicing every day." verb
"We need to work harder to improve our team's performance this season." verb
"Adding more vegetables will help you improve your overall diet." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
aggravate decline
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
change change state
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
relieve help regenerate enrich build up turn around upgrade condition emend iron out enhance repair reform fancify build perfect polish purify fructify raise advance educate recuperate heal surge get well mend

Origin

The word improve entered English via the Anglo-French phrase enpruver, which combined a prefix meaning "in" with a root for profit. Originally describing something that became advantageous or beneficial, it evolved to mean making something better over time.

Rhyming Words
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