Improving — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to make better

get better

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈuːvɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹˈuːvɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹˈuːvɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈuːvɪŋ/.

Examples

The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
The weather improved toward evening
its an up market

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

up amend improve better ameliorate meliorate

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”
adjective	getting higher or more vigorous “its an up market”

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

amélioration

pour faire mieux

🇪🇸Spanish

mejorando

para mejorar

🇮🇹Italian

migliorando

per rendere migliore

🇳🇱Dutch

verbeteren

beter maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

melhorando

para melhorar

🇷🇺Russian

улучшение

сделать лучше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

में सुधार

बेहतर बनाने के लिए

🇧🇩Bengali

উন্নতি

ভালো করতে

🇮🇳Tamil

மேம்படுத்துகிறது

சிறப்பாக செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుగుపరుస్తోంది

మంచి చేయడానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुधारत आहे

चांगले करण्यासाठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુધારો

વધુ સારું બનાવવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಧಾರಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಉತ್ತಮಗೊಳಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

നന്നാക്കാൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਧਾਰ

ਬਿਹਤਰ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہتر کرنا

بہتر بنانے کے لیے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

改善

使更好

🇯🇵Japanese

改善する

より良くするために

🇰🇷Korean

개선

더 좋게 만들기 위해

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cải thiện

để làm tốt hơn

🇹🇭Thai

การปรับปรุง

เพื่อทำให้ดีขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

membaik

untuk membuat lebih baik

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapabuti

para gumanda

🇲🇾Malay

bertambah baik

untuk membuat lebih baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحسين

لجعل أفضل

🇮🇷Persian

در حال بهبود

برای بهتر شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

iyileştirme

daha iyi hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

משתפר

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

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

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

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

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

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

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