Meaning

4 senses
  1. To act optimistically or as an optimist.

    act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world

  2. (transitive)To make (something) optimal.

    We need to optimize the supply chain to reduce costs.

    optimieren

    оптимизи́роватьoptimizírovatʹ

    оптимізува́тиoptymizuváty

    make optimal; get the most out of; use best

  3. (transitive)To make (something) more efficient, such as a computer program.

    The website was redesigned to optimize user experience.

    He used software to optimize the performance of his computer.

    optimieren

    оптимизи́роватьoptimizírovatʹ

  4. (intransitive)To become optimal.

    оптимизи́роватьсяoptimizírovatʹsja

Examples

8 sentences
  1. You should try to optimize your time.

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  2. Can you work on optimizing website performance?

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  3. Basically, he's using algorithms to optimize data.

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  4. If human life is convex, we can optimize it.

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  5. I'm going to optimize... you.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to make (something) optimal:
Русский
By meaning 2
to make (something) optimal:
to become optimal:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make (something) optimal:

Forms

optimizes, optimizing, optimized, optimized
Base formoptimize · to optimize
3rd person singularoptimizes
Present participleoptimizing
Past simpleoptimized
Past participleoptimized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoptimize
he, she, itoptimizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsoptimized

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill optimize

Synonyms

6 synonyms
to make more efficient:enhanceB2honeB2improveA2perfectC1
to make optimal
Close in meaning
  • act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world:optimise
  • modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost:optimise
  • make optimal; get the most out of; use best:optimise

Word family

17 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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