improvement
The act of improving; advancement or growth; a betteringThe act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
» This is an improvement.
Das ist eine Verbesserung.
Dies ist eine Verbesserung.
Это прогресс.
Це покращення.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God I look upon your city as […] the best place of improvement.
Verbesserung
улучше́ниеulučšénije, усоверше́нствованиеusoveršénstvovanije, исправле́ниеispravlénije
покра́щенняpokráščennja, полі́пшенняpolípšennja, вдоскона́ленняvdoskonálennja
the act of improving something
(countable, uncountable)The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
(countable, uncountable)The state of being improved; betterment; advance
(countable, uncountable)Something which is improved
the new edition is an improvement on the old.
The decade has seen vast improvements in techniques.
(countable, uncountable)Increase; growth; progress; advance.
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
(countable, uncountable)A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
Examples
188 sentencesThis is an improvement.
Це покращення.
ruЭто прогресс.
deDas ist eine Verbesserung.
That would be an improvement.
Це було б покращенням.
I wouldn't call this an improvement.
ruЯ бы не назвал это улучшением.
Tom is pleased with the improvements.
I've made a couple of improvements.
deIch habe ein paar Verbesserungen vorgenommen.
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman emprouwement. By surface analysis, improve + -ment.From Anglo-Norman emprouwement. By surface analysis, improve + -ment.
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Forms
plural: improvementsSynonyms
5 synonyms- a change for the better; progress in development:bettermentadvance
- a condition superior to an earlier condition:melioration
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- an an improvement
- room for improvement
- some improvements