Слово англійською: improve
Дієслово
Переклад improve українською: удосконалювати(ся), поліпшувати(ся), кращати, скористатися, використати розумно, поліпшувати землі; проводити меліорацію, підвищувати вартість, to ~ the occasion — скористатися нагодою, ~ on (upon) — змінити на краще
Детальний опис
improve
verb /ɪmˈpruːv/
[intransitive, transitive]- to become better than before; to make something/somebody better than before
- Overall the situation has improved dramatically.
- Things are improving every day.
- You should see your score improve significantly.
- Working conditions have greatly improved.
- His quality of life has improved dramatically since the operation.
- The doctor says she should continue to improve (= after an illness).
- I hope my French will improve when I go to France.
- improve something This vital service helps to improve the quality of life for people with cancer.
- measures to improve public health
- This was a much improved performance by the team.
- The goal was to improve the efficiency of the department.
- Engineers are working to improve this technology.
- improve yourself He's a guy who wants to improve himself, to be the best.
Word Originearly 16th cent. (as emprowe or improwe): from Anglo-Norman French emprower (based on Old French prou ‘profit’, ultimately from Latin prodest ‘is of advantage’); -owe was changed to -ove under the influence of prove. The original sense was ‘make a profit, increase the value of’; subsequently ‘make greater in amount or degree’.
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