improvement
noun/ɪmˈpruːvmənt/
Слово англійською: improvement
Переклад improvement українською: вдосконалення
Детальний опис
- [uncountable] the act of making something better; the process of something becoming better
- The economy has shown significant improvement over the past 9 months.
- We expect to see further improvement over the coming year.
- Sales figures continue to show signs of improvement.
- There were areas that needed improvement.
- improvement in something There is a need for continuous improvement in performance.
- I think there is room for improvement in any organization.
- [countable] a change in something that makes it better; something that is better than it was before
- a significant/dramatic improvement
- a slight/steady improvement
- improvement in something There has been a marked improvement in the quality of teaching.
- The work should lead to an improvement in water quality.
- The decade saw vast improvements in cardiology techniques.
- improvement to something We have made some mechanical improvements to the car.
- improvement on something This is a great improvement on your previous work.
- improvement over something The results are certainly an improvement over last year.
Word Originlate Middle English emprowement (in the sense ‘profitable management or use; profit’), from Anglo-Norman French, from emprower (based on Old French prou ‘profit’, ultimately from Latin prodest ‘is of advantage’).