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improve
What does improve mean?
improve (verb): to make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use improve in a sentence?
- Painting the woodwork will improve this house. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Buying more servers would improve performance. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce improve?
/ɪmˈpɹuv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does improve come from?
From Anglo-Norman emprouwer, from Old French en- + prou (“profit”), from Vulgar Latin prode (“advantageous, profitable”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of improve?
Words related to improve
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “improve” mean?
to part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, cast, let fall, be divested of
Not quite: that's what shed means.
to assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose
Not quite: that's what presume means.
to love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection
Not quite: that's what adore means.
to make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something)
Right! That's what “improve” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “improve”?
happen
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better
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become
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report
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