Some common synonyms of improve are ameliorate, better, and help. While all these words mean "to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard," improve and better are general and …

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Phrasal verb improve on/upon something (Definition of improve from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Aug 8, 2016 · If you improve on a previous achievement of your own or of someone else, you achieve a better standard or result. We need to improve on our performance against France. …

1. to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition; make better: improving one's health. 3. to increase the value of (real property) by betterments. 4. to increase in quality or value; become …

Definition of improve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Improve, ameliorate, better imply bringing to a more desirable state. Improve usually implies remedying a lack or a felt need: to improve a process, oneself (as by gaining more knowledge).

May 1, 2025 · improve (third-person singular simple present improves, present participle improving, simple past and past participle improved) (transitive) To make (something) better; …

Improve definition: to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition.. See examples of IMPROVE used in a sentence.

There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb improve, 14 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.