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improve

[im-proov] / ɪmˈpruv /


Usage

What are other ways to say improve? The verb improve usually implies remedying a lack or a felt need: to improve a process, oneself (as by gaining more knowledge). The more formal verb, ameliorate, implies improving oppressive, unjust, or difficult conditions: to ameliorate working conditions. To better is to improve conditions which, though not bad, are unsatisfying: to better an attempt, oneself (as by gaining a higher salary).

Example Sentences

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The analysis also suggests spending money on new medicines proved half as cost effective as improving existing services.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Any indication of more capacity/improved chip efficiency could be a catalyst,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch

He further explained that complicated questions in the competition force the programme to its limits and has inspired developers to continuously improve the programme accordingly through new features such as Copilot.

From BBC

The government had offered doctors a deal which involved creating more training posts, improving working conditions and helping them with out-of-pocket expenses such as exam fees.

From BBC

It also ran a test excluding the Members of Congress whose returns were the strongest, and the leadership performance gap if anything improved slightly.

From MarketWatch