improve
/ɪmˈpɹuːv/ verb A2- To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something). · Painting the woodwork will improve this house.· Buying more servers would improve performance.
- To become better. · I have improved since taking the tablets.· The error messages have improved since the last version, when they were incomprehensible.
- To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account. · to improve one's time; to improve his means
He/she/it improves · Past improved · Past participle improved · -ing form improving
Verb forms
- Base form
- improve
- He/she/it
- improves
- Past
- improved
- Past participle
- improved
- -ing form
- improving
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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done in bullet-pocks, I felt strongly that neither the atmosphere nor the appearance of our room was improved by it.
“That Anne-girl improves all the time,” she said.
And I was glad that I felt glad, for it shows I’m improving, don’t you think, Marilla, when I can rejoice in Josie’s success?
Lynde says he is improving every day and the first thing we know some city church will gobble him up and then we’ll be left and have to turn to and break in another green preacher.
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