improved
English meaning: Improved
Definition
To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
Example
“Buying more servers would improve performance.”
Another example: “Her health improved noticeably after she changed her diet.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past tense and past participle of 'improve', used in all registers to indicate something has been made better. Frequently paired with adverbs of degree like 'dramatically' or 'significantly'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Anglo-French 'emprouwer' (to turn to profit), from Old French 'prou' (profit), ultimately from Latin 'prode' (advantageous); the spelling shifted to 'improve' by the 17th century.
Synonyms
Antonyms / Opposites
- worsened
- deteriorated
- declined
Related Words
- sanitation
- dramatically
- reliability
- efficiency
- improvements
- outcomes
- accuracy
- graphics
- considerably
- lighting
Common Collocations
- greatly improved
- improved conditions
- much improved
- improved performance
- improved health
- steadily improved
Word Forms
improve (v); improved; improves; improving; improvement (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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