Meaning

5 senses

  1. (transitive)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.

    verbessern

    улучша́тьulučšátʹ, улу́чшитьulúčšitʹ, соверше́нствоватьsoveršénstvovatʹ

    полі́пшуватиpolípšuvaty, полі́пшитиpolípšyty, покра́щуватиpokráščuvaty

    to make better

  2. (intransitive)To become better.

    I have improved since taking the tablets.

    The error messages have improved since the last version, when they were incomprehensible.

    sich verbessern

    улучша́тьсяulučšátʹsja, улу́чшитьсяulúčšitʹsja, поправля́тьсяpopravljátʹsja

    полі́пшуватисяpolípšuvatysja, полі́пшитисяpolípšytysja, покра́щуватисяpokráščuvatysja

    get better

  3. (dated)To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.

    to improve one's time; to improve his means

    March 7, 1778, George Washington, letter True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to improve the occasion.

  4. (obsolete)To disprove or make void; to refute.

  5. (obsolete)To disapprove of; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure.

Examples

1211 sentences

  1. Your English has improved a lot.

    Твоя англійська сильно покращилася.

    ruТвой английский стал намного лучше.

    deIhr Englisch hat sich sehr verbessert.

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  2. Do you think the situation can improve?

    Ти думаєш, що ситуація може покращитися?

    ruДумаешь, ситуация может улучшиться?

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  3. Your English is improving.

    Ваша англійська покращується.

    ruТвой английский улучшается.

    deDein Englisch macht Fortschritte.

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  4. The weather has improved.

    Погода покращилася.

    ruПогода улучшилась.

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  5. The situation hasn't improved.

    Ситуація не покращилася.

    ruСитуация не улучшилась.

    deDie Situation ist nicht besser geworden.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to make something better:
to become better:
Русский
By meaning 2
to make something better:
to become better:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to make something better:
to become better:

Origin

From Anglo-Norman emprouwer, from Old French en- + prou (“profit”), from Vulgar Latin prod

From Anglo-Norman emprouwer, from Old French en- + prou (“profit”), from Vulgar Latin prode (“advantageous, profitable”).

From Latin improbō (“disapprove, reject”). Doublet of improbate.

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Forms

improves, improving, improved, improved
Base formimprove · to improve
3rd person singularimproves
Present participleimproving
Past simpleimproved
Past participleimproved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyimprove
he, she, itimproves

Past simpleLesson

all personsimproved

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave improved
he, she, ithas improved

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill improve

Synonyms

11 synonyms
betterA1enhanceB2honeB2battenamendmelioraterefineget betterlook up
to make something better:ameliorate
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms
deteriorateworsenB2aggravatemake matters worsepejorate

Word family

14 related words
RelatedrepairA2empowerimprovementimprover
Deriveddisimproveimprovabilityimprovableimprove onimprovingimproving agentimproving leasemisimprovereimproveself-improve

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • improved a lot
  • to improve my
  • has improved a
  • improved quite a
  • want to improve
  • to improve his
  • improve the flavor
  • to improve your
  • conditions have improved
  • has improved quite
  • improving little by
  • need to improve

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
improperlyB2improprietyimprovimprovementB1improvisationimproviseimprudent
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