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improveimprove /ɪmˈpruv/ ●●● S2 W1 verb ETYMOLOGYimproveOrigin: 1500-1600 emprowe to improve (15-16 centuries), from Anglo-French emprouer to make a profit VERB TABLEimprove |
| Present | I, you, we, they | improve | | he, she, it | improves | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | improved | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have improved | | he, she, it | has improved | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had improved | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will improve | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have improved |
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| Present | I | am improving | | he, she, it | is improving | | you, we, they | are improving | | Past | I, he, she, it | was improving | | you, we, they | were improving | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been improving | | he, she, it | has been improving | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been improving | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be improving | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been improving |
THESAURUS to become better, or to make something or yourself better► improve to become better, or to make something or yourself better: Let’s hope the weather improves before Saturday. The government hopes to improve relations with the West. ► make something better to change something so that it is better than it was before: Think about how you can make your report better, for example by adding a picture or graph. ► make progress (also progress) to continue to get better at doing something. Progress is more formal than make progress: Sebastien is making progress in his English class. Our experiments are progressing nicely. ► raise to make the standard or quality of something better than it was before: The new chef wants to raise the standard of food served in the restaurant. ► perfect formal to make something as close to perfect as possible: The only way to perfect your piano playing is to practice a lot. ► correct to fix something so that it works in the way that it should: He wears glasses to correct his vision. ► enhance to improve something by making a good quality in it even better: The old movies have been enhanced using computers so that the picture is clearer. ► enrich to improve something by adding new things, especially information or knowledge: The discovery of these new documents will enrich our understanding of what life was like in Ancient Egypt. ► upgrade to make a computer, machine, or piece of equipment better and more modern, sometimes by exchanging it for a new one: You will have to upgrade your computer if you want to use this software. ► advance formal if something advances scientific or technical knowledge, it makes it better: Her research will advance medical science. [intransitive, transitive] to become better, or to make something or yourself better: Let’s hope the weather improves before Saturday. The government hopes to improve relations with the West. Lifting weights will improve your muscle strength. [Origin: 1500–1600 emprowe to improve (15–16 centuries), from Anglo-French emprouer to make a profit]THESAURUSmake something better – to change something so that it is better than it was before: Think about how you can make your report better, for example by adding a picture or graph.make progress (also progress) – to continue to get better at doing something. Progress is more formal than make progress: Sebastien is making progress in his English class. Our experiments are progressing nicely.raise – to make the standard or quality of something better than it was before: The new chef wants to raise the standard of food served in the restaurant.perfect formal – to make something as close to perfect as possible: The only way to perfect your piano playing is to practice a lot.correct – to fix something so that it works in the way that it should: He wears glasses to correct his vision.enhance – to improve something by making a good quality in it even better: The old movies have been enhanced using computers so that the picture is clearer.enrich – to improve something by adding new things, especially information or knowledge: The discovery of these new documents will enrich our understanding of what life was like in Ancient Egypt.upgrade – to make a computer, machine, or piece of equipment better and more modern, sometimes by exchanging it for a new one: You will have to upgrade your computer if you want to use this software.advance formal – if something advances scientific or technical knowledge, it makes it better: Her research will advance medical science.improve on/ upon something phrasal verb to do something better than before, or to make it better than before: Lamson wants to improve on last year’s third-place finish. |