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Improving has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

present participle of improve

"The garden is improving every day as the weeds are pulled and new flowers bloom."

In plain English: Improving means making something better over time.

"The garden is improving after we added fresh soil and watered the plants daily."

Usage: Use "improving" to describe someone or something that is currently getting better or developing in quality over time. It functions grammatically as an adjective when placed before a noun, such as in "an improving situation," or as part of a continuous verb phrase like "the weather is improving."

Adjective
1

getting higher or more vigorous

"its an up market"

"an improving economy"

2

That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).

"The old tutor believed that daily walks in the countryside were improving his student's character."

In plain English: Improving means getting better at something over time.

"The weather is improving every hour."

Usage: Avoid using "improving" as an adjective before a noun in modern English, as it sounds awkward and dated; instead, place the verb form after the noun or use "better." For example, say "a school that is improving" rather than "an improving school."

Example Sentences
"The weather is improving every hour." adj
"The weather is improving today after those stormy nights." adj
"His health is improving steadily with the new treatment plan." adj
"Traffic on the highway was improving by noon." adj
"The garden is improving after we added fresh soil and watered the plants daily." verb
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Origin

Derived from Old French emproier, meaning to prepare or arrange, it entered English via the verb improve in the 14th century with the original sense of making something ready. The present participle form later evolved to mean gradually getting better over time.

Rhyming Words
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