Improve Improved I ɪmˈpruːv Continue French Quality Life

• 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.
• to improve standards

improve

1. to become better than before; to make something/somebody better than before
• 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.
• to improve standards
• The company needs to improve performance in all these areas.
• I need to improve my French.

Extra Examples

• The situation has improved dramatically during the last few months.
• The weather should continue to improve over the weekend.
• They are trying to improve the working conditionsin their factories.
• This legislation will vastly improve the quality of life of New Zealanders.
• We now offer a much improved service to our customers.
• Workers need to be given an incentive to improve their performance.
• Working and living conditions have generally improved.
• measures aimed at improving government efficiency
• the new and improved version of the website
• trying to improve their working conditions
• Bringing the issue of pay into the debate did not improve matters.
• My father’s mood had noticeably improved during the afternoon.
• The company has greatly improved its performance over the past few years.
• The doctor says she should continue to improve.
• The economy had improved markedly.
• There have been renewed attempts to improve conditions for younger prisoners.
• They’re introducing a vastly improved public transport system.
• We expect the situation to improve slightly.
• You can significantly improve your chances of getting a job by compiling a good CV.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they improve
• he / she / it improves
• past simple improved
• past participle improved
• -ing form improving

Word Origin

• early 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’.