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im·prove

Pronounced:

/ɪmˈpru:v/Listen to audio

Function:

verb

Inflected forms:

im·proves; im·proved; im·prov·ing

Meaning:

1 [+ obj] : to make (something) better This operation will greatly/dramatically/significantly improve her chances of survival. The advertising campaign has improved sales.
2 [no obj] : to become better Maybe we'll buy a house when our financial situation improves. Her writing has improved since the beginning of the school year. The company has been having steadily improving sales.
improve on/upon [phrasal verb]
improve on/upon (something) : to do better than (something previously done) After months of study, I improved on my original score. It'll be hard to improve upon the success they had last year.
—improved adjective [more improved; most improved] The campaign resulted in greatly improved sales. She was voted the most improved player on the team.
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