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Word:
improvement
IPA transcription: [,ɪmpɹ'uvmənt]
Pronunciations of improvement
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
improvement, betterment, advance
Meaning:
a change for the better; progress in development
Synonyms:
improvement
Meaning:
the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
Synonyms:
improvement, melioration
Meaning:
a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"
Usage examples
Can you suggest any improvement?
This round was a manifest improvement upon the first.
"Poor night, but doctor thinks day will show improvement.
A half cupful of grated or diced cheese is an improvement to this dish.
There is a general improvement along all the lines of intelligence, morals, and health.
For one who had enjoyed only a field hand's privileges for improvement, he was not to be despised.
The improvement is enormous and will make the greatest difference to those who dwell near the door.
We may give others a preference over him in optional good offices, except those which tend to his improvement.
It is not that they are really opposed to improvement itself for its own sake, but that they are so afraid of change.
If the Sulphur miasm gains the ascendancy, there will be no marked improvement during the first days of the treatment.
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