The meaning of IMPROVE is to enhance in value or quality : make better. How to use improve in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Improve.

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

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

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. [VERB + on]

To advance to a more desirable state: ameliorate, amend, better, help, meliorate, upgrade.

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).

When you improve something, you make it better. For example, you can improve your harmonica playing with practice.

improve on/upon [phrasal verb] improve on/upon (something) : to do better than (something previously done)

To grow better; to advance or make progress in what is desirable; to make or show improvement; as, to improve in health.

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