Improve — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to make better

get better

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈuːv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹˈuːv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹˈuːv/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈuːv/.

Examples

The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
The weather improved toward evening

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

amend ameliorate meliorate better

Antonyms

worsen

Parts of Speech

verb	to make better “The editor improved the manuscript with his changes”
verb	get better “The weather improved toward evening”

Word Forms

betterment	noun	the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
better	noun	the superior one of two alternatives
improvement	noun	the act of improving something
improver	noun	someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
amendable	adjective	capable of being corrected by additions
ameliorative	adjective	tending to ameliorate
amelioratory	adjective	tending to ameliorate
amelioration	noun	the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
meliorative	adjective	tending to ameliorate
melioration	noun	a condition superior to an earlier condition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verbessern

besser machen

🇫🇷French

améliorer

pour faire mieux

🇪🇸Spanish

mejorar

para mejorar

🇮🇹Italian

migliorare

per rendere migliore

🇳🇱Dutch

verbeteren

beter maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

melhorar

para melhorar

🇷🇺Russian

улучшать

сделать лучше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुधार

बेहतर बनाने के लिए

🇧🇩Bengali

উন্নতি

ভালো করতে

🇮🇳Tamil

மேம்படுத்த

சிறப்பாக செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుగుపరుస్తాయి

మంచి చేయడానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुधारणे

चांगले करण्यासाठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુધારો

વધુ સારું બનાવવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಧಾರಿಸಿ

ಉತ್ತಮಗೊಳಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തുക

നന്നാക്കാൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਧਾਰ

ਬਿਹਤਰ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہتر کریں

بہتر بنانے کے لیے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提升

使更好

🇯🇵Japanese

改善する

より良くするために

🇰🇷Korean

개선하다

더 좋게 만들기 위해

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cải thiện

để làm tốt hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้ดีขึ้น

เพื่อทำให้ดีขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperbaiki

untuk membuat lebih baik

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbutihin

para gumanda

🇲🇾Malay

bertambah baik

untuk membuat lebih baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يحسن

لجعل أفضل

🇮🇷Persian

بهبود بخشد

برای بهتر شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

geliştirmek

daha iyi hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁפֵּר

לעשות טוב יותר

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'improve'?

The primary meaning of 'improve' is 'to make better'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'improve' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'improve' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'improve' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'improve' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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