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improve

/ɪmˈpɹuːv/verb2 syllables

Improve means: to make better.

Synonyms for improve11

verb, as in to make better

better, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

verb, as in get better

better, ameliorate, meliorate, amend

also used for improve

batten, enhance, aprimorate (non-native speakers’ English (chiefly Portuguese)), hone, refine, get better, look up

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What does improve mean?2

verb

1

to make better“The editor improved the manuscript with his changes”

2

get better“The weather improved toward evening”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with improve?6

one syllable

moveprovegroove

two syllables

removeapprove

three syllables

disapprove
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Improve in a sentence

  • It will soon stop snowing, and then the weather will improve.human600
  • We strive to improve our products, services, content, and advertising.Amastan
  • There are abilities that improve rapidly and those that improve slowly, aren't there?CM
  • Doctors can be wrong, and some patients can suddenly improve.frpzzd
  • If you just work hard, your grades will improve a lot.FeuDRenais2
  • They're trying to preserve the status quo, not to improve.AlanF_US
  • To improve the situation, we must work harder.unknown
  • To improve profits, we need to increase the utilization of our factory.Tangobango

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Forms of improve

as a verb

past tense
improved
present participle
improving
third-person singular
improves
past participle
improved