improve

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Infinitive
to improve

Third person singular
improves

Simple past
improved

Past participle
improved

Present participle
improving

to improve (third-person singular simple present improves, present participle improving, simple past and past participle improved)

  1. (transitive) to make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something)
    Painting the woodwork will improve this house.
    Buying more servers would improve performance.
  2. (intransitive) to become better
    I have improved since taking the tablets.
    The error messages have improved.

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