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IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɹuːv/Category:English 2-syllable words#IMPROVE Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#IMPROVE
Audio (US): (file)
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Rhymes: -uːv Category:Rhymes:English/uːv#IMPROVE Category:Rhymes:English/uːv/2 syllables#IMPROVE

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman Category:English terms derived from Anglo-Norman#IMPROVE emprouwer, from Old French Category:English terms derived from Old French#IMPROVE en- + prou (“profit”), from Vulgar Latin Category:English terms derived from Vulgar Latin#IMPROVE prode (“advantageous, profitable”).

Alternative forms

emprove (obsolete)

Verb

improve (third-person singular simple present improves, present participle improving, simple past and past participle improved)Category:English lemmas#IMPROVE Category:English verbs#IMPROVE Category:English entries with incorrect language header#IMPROVE Category:Pages with entries#IMPROVE Category:Pages with 1 entry#IMPROVE

(transitive Category:English transitive verbs#IMPROVE) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
Painting the woodwork will improve this house.Category:English terms with usage examples#IMPROVE

Buying more servers would improve performance.Category:English terms with usage examples#IMPROVE
- 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:
  Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.
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(intransitive Category:English intransitive verbs#IMPROVE) To become better.
I have improved since taking the tablets.Category:English terms with usage examples#IMPROVE

The error messages have improved since the last version, when they were incomprehensible.Category:English terms with usage examples#IMPROVE
- 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 41:
  “My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
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(dated Category:English dated terms#IMPROVE) To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.
to improve one's time; to improve his meansCategory:English terms with usage examples#IMPROVE
- a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
  We shall especially honour God, by discharging faithfully those offices which God hath entrusted us with: by improving diligently those talents which God hath committed to us
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- 1711 July 18 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “SATURDAY, July 7, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 111; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC, page 96:
  [A] hint that I do not remember to have seen opened and improved […]
  The spelling has been modernized.
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- 1715, Isaac Watts, Against Idleness and Mischief:
  How doth the little busy bee / Improve each shining hour.
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- 1768, William Blackstone, “Of Judgment, and It’s Incidents”, in Commentaries on the Laws of England, book III (Of Private Wrongs), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 392:
  [T]he court has alſo an opportunity, which it ſeldom fails to improve, […]
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- March 7, 1778, George Washington, letter
  True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to improve the occasion.

Synonyms

(to make something better): ameliorate, better, batten, enhance; See also Thesaurus:improve

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “to make something worse”): deteriorate, worsen; See also Thesaurus:aggravate
(antonym(s) of “to become worse”): deteriorate, worsen; See also Thesaurus:worsen

Derived terms

Translations

to make something better — see also perfect,‎ upgrade,‎ enhance,‎ augment,‎ boost,‎ potentiate

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Abkhaz: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Abkhaz#IMPROVE
Afrikaans: verbeter (af)Category:Terms with Afrikaans translations#IMPROVE
Albanian: përmirësoj (sq)Category:Terms with Albanian translations#IMPROVE
American Sign Language: B@TipForearm-PalmBack B@Forearm-PalmBack B@BaseForearm-PalmBackCategory:American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts#IMPROVE Category:Terms with American Sign Language translations#IMPROVE
Arabic: حَسَّنَ (ar) (ḥassana)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#IMPROVE
Armenian: բարելավել (hy) (barelavel)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#IMPROVE, լավացնել (hy) (lavacʻnel)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#IMPROVE, կատարելագործել (hy) (katarelagorcel)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#IMPROVE, զարգացնել (hy) (zargacʻnel)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#IMPROVE
Asturian: ameyorarCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#IMPROVE, meyorarCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#IMPROVE
Avar: лъикӏлъизабизе (lˢikʼlˢizabize)Category:Terms with Avar translations#IMPROVE
Azerbaijani: yaxşilaşdirmaqCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#IMPROVE, təkmilləşdirməkCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#IMPROVE, mükəmməlləşdirməkCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#IMPROVE
Basque: hobetuCategory:Terms with Basque translations#IMPROVE
Belarusian: паляпша́ць impf (paljapšácʹ)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#IMPROVE, пале́пшыць pf (paljépšycʹ)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#IMPROVE
Breton: gwellaat (br)Category:Terms with Breton translations#IMPROVE
Bulgarian: подобря́вам (bg) impf (podobrjávam)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#IMPROVE, подобря́ pf (podobrjá)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#IMPROVE, усъвърше́нствам impf (usǎvǎršénstvam)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#IMPROVE
Catalan: millorar (ca)Category:Terms with Catalan translations#IMPROVE
Chechen: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Chechen#IMPROVE
Chinese:
Mandarin: 改善 (zh) (gǎishàn)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#IMPROVE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#IMPROVE, 提高 (zh) (tígāo)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#IMPROVE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#IMPROVE
Comorian:
Ngazidja Comorian: urekeɓeshaCategory:Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations#IMPROVE
Cornish: gwellheCategory:Terms with Cornish translations#IMPROVE
Czech: zlepšovat (cs) impfCategory:Terms with Czech translations#IMPROVE, zlepšit (cs) pfCategory:Terms with Czech translations#IMPROVE, vylepšovat impfCategory:Terms with Czech translations#IMPROVE, vylepšit (cs) pfCategory:Terms with Czech translations#IMPROVE
Danish: forbedre (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#IMPROVE
Dutch: beter makenCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#IMPROVE, verbeteren (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#IMPROVE, beteren (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#IMPROVE
Esperanto: plibonigiCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#IMPROVE
Faroese: betraCategory:Terms with Faroese translations#IMPROVE
Finnish: parantaa (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#IMPROVE
French: améliorer (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#IMPROVE, amender (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#IMPROVE
Frisian:
West Frisian: ferbetterjeCategory:Terms with West Frisian translations#IMPROVE, betarjeCategory:Terms with West Frisian translations#IMPROVE
Galician: mellorar (gl)Category:Terms with Galician translations#IMPROVE
Georgian: აუმჯობესებს (aumǯobesebs)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#IMPROVE
German: verbessern (de)Category:Terms with German translations#IMPROVE
Gothic: 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bōtjan)Category:Terms with Gothic translations#IMPROVE
Greek: βελτιώνω (el) (veltióno)Category:Terms with Greek translations#IMPROVE
Hebrew: שיפר \ שִׁפֵּר (he) (shippér)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#IMPROVE
Hindi: सुधरना (hi) (sudharnā)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#IMPROVE
Hungarian: javít (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#IMPROVE, tökéletesít (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#IMPROVE
Icelandic: betraCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#IMPROVE
Ido: bonigar (io)Category:Terms with Ido translations#IMPROVE
Ingrian: parentaaCategory:Terms with Ingrian translations#IMPROVE
Interlingua: meliorarCategory:Terms with Interlingua translations#IMPROVE
Irish: leasaighCategory:Terms with Irish translations#IMPROVE, cuir feabhas arCategory:Terms with Irish translations#IMPROVE
Italian: migliorare (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#IMPROVE, perfezionare (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#IMPROVE, fare migliorieCategory:Terms with Italian translations#IMPROVE
Japanese: 改良する (ja) (かいりょうする, kairyō suru)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#IMPROVE, 改善する (ja) (かいぜんする, kaizen suru)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#IMPROVE, 良くする (ja) (よくする, yoku suru)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#IMPROVE
Korean: 개선하다 (ko) (gaeseonhada)Category:Terms with Korean translations#IMPROVE
Latin: meliorem facioCategory:Terms with Latin translations#IMPROVE
Macedonian: подобрува impf (podobruva)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#IMPROVE, подобри pf (podobri)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#IMPROVE
Malay: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Malay#IMPROVE
Māori: whakapaiCategory:Terms with Māori translations#IMPROVE, whakawhanakeCategory:Terms with Māori translations#IMPROVE
Mongolian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Mongolian#IMPROVE
Norman: amenderCategory:Terms with Norman translations#IMPROVE
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forbedre (no)Category:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#IMPROVE, bedre (no)Category:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#IMPROVE

Nynorsk: betraCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#IMPROVE
Occitan: amelhorarCategory:Terms with Occitan translations#IMPROVE
Old English: æþelianCategory:Terms with Old English translations#IMPROVE
Old Norse: betraCategory:Terms with Old Norse translations#IMPROVE
Oromo: wayyeessuuCategory:Terms with Oromo translations#IMPROVE
Ossetian: фӕхуыздӕр кӕнын (fæx°yzdær kænyn)Category:Terms with Ossetian translations#IMPROVE
Persian: بهبود دادن (behbud dâdan)Category:Terms with Persian translations#IMPROVE
Polish: poprawiać (pl) impfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#IMPROVE, poprawić (pl) pfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#IMPROVE, ulepszać (pl) impfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#IMPROVE, ulepszyć (pl) pfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#IMPROVE, polepszać (pl) impfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#IMPROVE, polepszyć (pl) pfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#IMPROVE, usprawniać impfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#IMPROVE, usprawnić pfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#IMPROVE
Portuguese: melhorar (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#IMPROVE
Romanian: îmbunătăți (ro)Category:Terms with Romanian translations#IMPROVE
Romansh: meglierarCategory:Terms with Romansh translations#IMPROVE
Russian: улучша́ть (ru) impf (ulučšátʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE, улу́чшить (ru) pf (ulúčšitʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE, соверше́нствовать (ru) impf (soveršénstvovatʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE, нала́дить (ru) pf (naláditʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE, поправля́ть (ru) impf (popravljátʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE, попра́вить (ru) pf (poprávitʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE, нала́живать (ru) impf (naláživatʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE, нала́дить (ru) pf (naláditʹ)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: побољша́вати impfCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#IMPROVE, побо̀љшати pfCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#IMPROVE

Latin: poboljšávati (sh) impfCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#IMPROVE, pobòljšati (sh) pfCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#IMPROVE
Slovak: zlepšovať impfCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#IMPROVE, zlepšiť pfCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#IMPROVE, vylepšovať impfCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#IMPROVE, vylepšiť pfCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#IMPROVE
Slovene: izboljševati impfCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#IMPROVE, izboljšati pfCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#IMPROVE
Spanish: mejorar (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#IMPROVE, embonar (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#IMPROVE
Swedish: förbättra (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#IMPROVE, bättra (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#IMPROVE
Tagalog: pagandahinCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#IMPROVE, ayusin (tl)Category:Terms with Tagalog translations#IMPROVE
Thai: ปรับปรุง (th) (bpràp-bprung)Category:Terms with Thai translations#IMPROVE
Tibetan: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Tibetan#IMPROVE
Turkish: düzeltmek (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#IMPROVE
Tuvan: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Tuvan#IMPROVE
Ukrainian: полі́пшувати impf (polípšuvaty)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#IMPROVE, полі́пшити pf (polípšyty)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#IMPROVE, покра́щувати impf (pokráščuvaty)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#IMPROVE, покра́щити pf (pokráščyty)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#IMPROVE
Vietnamese: cải thiện (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#IMPROVE, cải tiến (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#IMPROVE
Volapük: gudükumön (vo)Category:Terms with Volapük translations#IMPROVE
Welsh: gwella (cy)Category:Terms with Welsh translations#IMPROVE
Yiddish: פֿאַרבעסערן (farbesern)Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#IMPROVE

to become better

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American Sign Language: B@TipForearm-PalmBack B@Forearm-PalmBack B@BaseForearm-PalmBackCategory:American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts#IMPROVE Category:Terms with American Sign Language translations#IMPROVE
Arabic: تَحَسَّنَ (taḥassana)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#IMPROVE
Armenian: լավանալ (hy) (lavanal)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#IMPROVE, բարելավվել (hy) (barelavvel)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#IMPROVE, զարգանալ (hy) (zarganal)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#IMPROVE
Asturian: ameyorarCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#IMPROVE, meyorarCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#IMPROVE
Azerbaijani: yaxşılaşmaqCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#IMPROVE, təkmilləşməkCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#IMPROVE, mükəmməlləşməkCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#IMPROVE
Belarusian: паляпша́цца impf (paljapšácca)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#IMPROVE, пале́пшыцца pf (paljépšycca)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#IMPROVE
Bulgarian: подобря́вам се (bg) impf (podobrjávam se)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#IMPROVE, подобря́ се pf (podobrjá se)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#IMPROVE
Catalan: millorar (ca)Category:Terms with Catalan translations#IMPROVE
Chinese:
Mandarin: 改善 (zh) (gǎishàn)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#IMPROVE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#IMPROVE, 提高 (zh) (tígāo)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#IMPROVE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#IMPROVE, 向上 (zh) (xiàngshàng)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#IMPROVE Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#IMPROVE
Czech: zlepšovat se (cs) impfCategory:Terms with Czech translations#IMPROVE, zlepšit se (cs) pfCategory:Terms with Czech translations#IMPROVE, vylepšovat se impfCategory:Terms with Czech translations#IMPROVE, vylepšit se (cs) pfCategory:Terms with Czech translations#IMPROVE
Danish: forbedre sig (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#IMPROVE
Dutch: beteren (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#IMPROVE
Finnish: parantua (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#IMPROVE
French: s'améliorer (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#IMPROVE
Galician: mellorar (gl)Category:Terms with Galician translations#IMPROVE
German: sich verbessern (de)Category:Terms with German translations#IMPROVE
Greek: βελτιώνομαι (el) (veltiónomai)Category:Terms with Greek translations#IMPROVE
Hebrew: הִשְׁתַּפֵּר (hishtapér)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#IMPROVE
Hungarian: gyógyul (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#IMPROVE, javul (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#IMPROVE, meggyógyul (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#IMPROVE, megjavul (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#IMPROVE, rendbe jönCategory:Terms with Hungarian translations#IMPROVE, talpra áll (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#IMPROVE
Ingrian: paretaCategory:Terms with Ingrian translations#IMPROVE, mukahuaCategory:Terms with Ingrian translations#IMPROVE
Irish: téigh i bhfeabhasCategory:Terms with Irish translations#IMPROVE
Italian: migliorare (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#IMPROVE, stare meglioCategory:Terms with Italian translations#IMPROVE, riprendersi (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#IMPROVE
Japanese: 好転する (ja) (こうてんする, kōten suru)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#IMPROVE, 良くなる (ja) (よくなる, yoku naru)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#IMPROVE
Korean: 개선되다 (ko) (gaeseondoeda)Category:Terms with Korean translations#IMPROVE
Latin: melior fioCategory:Terms with Latin translations#IMPROVE, melius fioCategory:Terms with Latin translations#IMPROVE
Macedonian: се подобрува impf (se podobruva)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#IMPROVE, се подобри pf (se podobri)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#IMPROVE
Malay: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Malay#IMPROVE
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forbedre seg (no)Category:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#IMPROVE
Oromo: fooyyessuuCategory:Terms with Oromo translations#IMPROVE
Persian: بهبود یافتن (fa) (behbud yâftan)Category:Terms with Persian translations#IMPROVE
Polish: poprawiać się (pl) impfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#IMPROVE, poprawić się (pl) pfCategory:Terms with Polish translations#IMPROVE
Portuguese: melhorar (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#IMPROVE
Quechua: allinyayCategory:Terms with Quechua translations#IMPROVE
Romanian: a se îmbunătățiCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#IMPROVE
Russian: улучша́ться (ru) impf (ulučšátʹsja)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE, улу́чшиться (ru) pf (ulúčšitʹsja)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE, поправля́ться (ru) impf (popravljátʹsja)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE, попра́виться (ru) pf (poprávitʹsja)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE, нала́живаться (ru) impf (naláživatʹsja)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE, нала́диться (ru) pf (naláditʹsja)Category:Terms with Russian translations#IMPROVE
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: побољша́вати се impfCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#IMPROVE, побо̀љшати се pfCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#IMPROVE

Latin: poboljšávati se (sh) impfCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#IMPROVE, pobòljšati se (sh) pfCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#IMPROVE
Slovak: zlepšovať sa impfCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#IMPROVE, zlepšiť sa pfCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#IMPROVE, vylepšovať sa impfCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#IMPROVE, vylepšiť sa pfCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#IMPROVE
Slovene: izboljševati se impfCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#IMPROVE, izboljšati se pfCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#IMPROVE
Spanish: mejorar (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#IMPROVE
Swahili: boresha (sw)Category:Terms with Swahili translations#IMPROVE
Swedish: bli bättreCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#IMPROVE, förbättras (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#IMPROVE
Thai: ดีขึ้นCategory:Terms with Thai translations#IMPROVE, ทุเลา (th) (tú-lao)Category:Terms with Thai translations#IMPROVE
Tibetan: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Tibetan#IMPROVE
Turkish: iyileştirmek (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#IMPROVE
Ukrainian: полі́пшуватися impf (polípšuvatysja)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#IMPROVE, полі́пшитися pf (polípšytysja)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#IMPROVE, покра́щуватися impf (pokráščuvatysja)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#IMPROVE, покра́щитися pf (pokráščytysja)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#IMPROVE
Vietnamese: cải thiện (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#IMPROVE
Volapük: gudikumön (vo)Category:Terms with Volapük translations#IMPROVE
Welsh: gwella (cy)Category:Terms with Welsh translations#IMPROVE

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Telugu: ^{(please verify)} మెరుగుపరచు (te) (meruguparacu)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#IMPROVE Category:Requests for review of Telugu translations#IMPROVE (transitive) ^{(please verify)} మెరుగుపడు (merugupaḍu)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#IMPROVE Category:Requests for review of Telugu translations#IMPROVE
Woiwurrung: ^{(please verify)} marrin-ingCategory:Terms with Woiwurrung translations#IMPROVE Category:Requests for review of Woiwurrung translations#IMPROVE
Yucatec Maya: ^{(please verify)} ma’alobkinCategory:Terms with Yucatec Maya translations#IMPROVE Category:Requests for review of Yucatec Maya translations#IMPROVE, ^{(please verify)} ma’alobtalCategory:Terms with Yucatec Maya translations#IMPROVE Category:Requests for review of Yucatec Maya translations#IMPROVE

Etymology 2

From Latin Category:English terms derived from Latin#IMPROVE improbō (“disapprove, reject”). Doublet of improbateCategory:English doublets#IMPROVE.

Verb

improve (third-person singular simple present improves, present participle improving, simple past and past participle improved)Category:English lemmas#IMPROVE Category:English verbs#IMPROVE Category:English entries with incorrect language header#IMPROVE Category:Pages with entries#IMPROVE Category:Pages with 1 entry#IMPROVE

(obsolete Category:English terms with obsolete senses#IMPROVE) To disprove or make void; to refute.
- 1528 October 12 (Gregorian calendar), William Tyndale, “[Of the Sacramentes.] Of Order.”, in The Obediẽce of a Christen Man […], [Antwerp]: [Johannes Hoochstraten], →OCLC, folios xciij, recto – xciij, verso:
  One ſayth this and a nother that / but can not agre. Nether can any of them make ſo ſtronge a reaſon vvhich a nother can not improve.
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(obsolete Category:English terms with obsolete senses#IMPROVE) To disapprove of; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure.
- 1528 October 12 (Gregorian calendar), William Tyndale, “The .IIIJ. Senses of yͤ Scripture”, in The Obediẽce of a Christen Man […], [Antwerp]: [Johannes Hoochstraten], →OCLC, folio cxlix, recto:
  [W]hen he reherſed his preachinge and his doynges vnto the hye Apoſtles / they coulde improve no thinge […]
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- [1611?], Homer, “Book X”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volume I, London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC, page 218:
  You would improve his negligence, too oft to ease retir’d: […]
  The spelling has been modernized.
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