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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 company said its e-mobility division was a growth engine and that its profitability improved last year, even if the division remained loss-making.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pair split after three difficult years, but while Honda progressively improved following their switch to Red Bull, it was only in 2021 that they finally produced an engine that was absolutely competitive.

From BBC

But he believes in "actively embracing" technology to help improve it.

From Barron's

It could be, for example, that as a fund manager becomes aware that his trades are predictable, he redoubles his efforts to make his trades less predictable—which, in turn, should improve his performance.

From Barron's

And yet the prospect of using origami to improve existing technologies is, for some, tantalizing.

From BBC