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• /ɪmˈpɹuːv/
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From Anglo-Norman emprouwer, from Old French en- + prou (“profit”), from Vulgar Latin prode (“advantageous, profitable”).

From Latin improbō (“disapprove, reject”). Doublet of improbate.

211 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Abkhaz: а́иӷьтәра (áiğjtwʼra) — to make something better
• Afrikaans: verbeter — to make something better
• Albanian: përmirësoj — to make something better
• Arabic: حَسَّنَ (ḥassana) — to make something better
• Armenian: բարելավել (barelavel) — to make something better
• Armenian: լավացնել (lavacʻnel) — to make something better
• Armenian: կատարելագործել (katarelagorcel) — to make something better
• Armenian: զարգացնել (zargacʻnel) — to make something better
• Asturian: ameyorar — to make something better
• Asturian: meyorar — to make something better
• Avar: лъикӏлъизабизе (lsikʼlsizabize) — to make something better
• Azerbaijani: yaxşilaşdirmaq — to make something better
• Azerbaijani: təkmilləşdirmək — to make something better
• Azerbaijani: mükəmməlləşdirmək — to make something better
• Basque: hobetu — to make something better
• Belarusian: паляпша́ць (paljapšácʹ) — to make something better
• Belarusian: пале́пшыць (paljépšycʹ) — to make something better
• Breton: gwellaat — to make something better
• Bulgarian: подобря́вам (podobrjávam) — to make something better
• Bulgarian: подобря́ (podobrjá) — to make something better
• Bulgarian: усъвърше́нствам (usǎvǎršénstvam) — to make something better
• Catalan: millorar — to make something better
• Chinese Mandarin: 改善 (gǎishàn) — to make something better
• Chinese Mandarin: 提高 (tígāo) — to make something better
• Choctaw: achukmʋlichi — to make something better
• Ngazidja Comorian: urekeɓesha — to make something better
• Cornish: gwellhe — to make something better
• Czech: zlepšovat — to make something better
• Czech: zlepšit — to make something better
• Czech: vylepšovat — to make something better
• Czech: vylepšit — to make something better
• Danish: forbedre — to make something better
• Dutch: beter maken — to make something better
• Dutch: verbeteren — to make something better
• Dutch: beteren — to make something better
• Esperanto: plibonigi — to make something better
• Faroese: betra — to make something better
• Finnish: parantaa — to make something better
• French: améliorer — to make something better
• French: amender — to make something better
• West-Frisian: ferbetterje — to make something better
• West-Frisian: betarje — to make something better
• Galician: mellorar — to make something better
• Georgian: აუმჯობესებს (aumǯobesebs) — to make something better
• German: verbessern — to make something better
• Gothic: 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bōtjan) — to make something better
• Greek: βελτιώνω (veltióno) — to make something better
• Hebrew: שיפר \ שִׁפֵּר (shippér) — to make something better
• Hindi: सुधरना (sudharnā) — to make something better
• Hungarian: javít — to make something better
• Hungarian: tökéletesít — to make something better
• Icelandic: betra — to make something better
• Ido: bonigar — to make something better
• Ingrian: parentaa — to make something better
• Interlingua: meliorar — to make something better
• Irish: leasaigh — to make something better
• Irish: cuir feabhas ar — to make something better
• Italian: migliorare — to make something better
• Italian: perfezionare — to make something better
• Italian: fare migliorie — to make something better
• Japanese: 改良する (kairyō suru) — to make something better
• Japanese: 改善する (kaizen suru) — to make something better
• Japanese: 良くする (yoku suru) — to make something better
• Korean: 개선하다 (gaeseonhada) — to make something better
• Latin: meliorem facio — to make something better
• Macedonian: подобрува (podobruva) — to make something better
• Macedonian: подобри (podobri) — to make something better
• Māori: whakapai — to make something better
• Māori: whakawhanake — to make something better
• Norman: amender — to make something better
• Norwegian Bokmål: forbedre — to make something better
• Norwegian Bokmål: bedre — to make something better
• Norwegian Nynorsk: betra — to make something better
• Occitan: amelhorar — to make something better
• Old English: æþelian — to make something better
• Old Norse: betra — to make something better
• Oromo: wayyeessuu — to make something better
• Ossetian: фӕхуыздӕр кӕнын — to make something better
• Persian: بهبود دادن (behbud dâdan) — to make something better
• Polish: poprawiać — to make something better
• Polish: poprawić — to make something better
• Polish: ulepszać — to make something better
• Polish: ulepszyć — to make something better
• Polish: polepszać — to make something better
• Polish: polepszyć — to make something better
• Polish: usprawniać — to make something better
• Polish: usprawnić — to make something better
• Portuguese: melhorar — to make something better
• Romanian: îmbunătăți — to make something better
• Romansh: meglierar — to make something better
• Russian: улучша́ть (ulučšátʹ) — to make something better
• Russian: улу́чшить (ulúčšitʹ) — to make something better
• Russian: соверше́нствовать (soveršénstvovatʹ) — to make something better
• Russian: нала́дить (naláditʹ) — to make something better
• Russian: поправля́ть (popravljátʹ) — to make something better
• Russian: попра́вить (poprávitʹ) — to make something better
• Russian: нала́живать (naláživatʹ) — to make something better
• Serbo-Croatian: побољша́вати — to make something better
• Serbo-Croatian: побо̀љшати — to make something better
• Serbo-Croatian: poboljšávati — to make something better
• Serbo-Croatian: pobòljšati — to make something better
• Slovak: zlepšovať — to make something better
• Slovak: zlepšiť — to make something better
• Slovak: vylepšovať — to make something better
• Slovak: vylepšiť — to make something better
• Slovene: izboljševati — to make something better
• Slovene: izboljšati — to make something better
• Spanish: mejorar — to make something better
• Spanish: embonar — to make something better
• Swedish: förbättra — to make something better
• Swedish: bättra — to make something better
• Tagalog: pagandahin — to make something better
• Tagalog: ayusin — to make something better
• Thai: ปรับปรุง (bpràp-bprung) — to make something better
• Turkish: düzeltmek — to make something better
• Ukrainian: полі́пшувати (polípšuvaty) — to make something better
• Ukrainian: полі́пшити (polípšyty) — to make something better
• Ukrainian: покра́щувати (pokráščuvaty) — to make something better
• Ukrainian: покра́щити (pokráščyty) — to make something better
• Vietnamese: cải thiện — to make something better
• Vietnamese: cải tiến — to make something better
• Volapük: gudükumön — to make something better
• Welsh: gwella — to make something better
• Yiddish: פֿאַרבעסערן (farbesern) — to make something better
• Arabic: تَحَسَّنَ (taḥassana) — to become better
• Armenian: լավանալ (lavanal) — to become better
• Armenian: բարելավվել (barelavvel) — to become better
• Armenian: զարգանալ (zarganal) — to become better
• Asturian: ameyorar — to become better
• Asturian: meyorar — to become better
• Azerbaijani: yaxşılaşmaq — to become better
• Azerbaijani: təkmilləşmək — to become better
• Azerbaijani: mükəmməlləşmək — to become better
• Belarusian: паляпша́цца (paljapšácca) — to become better
• Belarusian: пале́пшыцца (paljépšycca) — to become better
• Bulgarian: подобря́вам се (podobrjávam se) — to become better
• Bulgarian: подобря́ се (podobrjá se) — to become better
• Catalan: millorar — to become better
• Chinese Mandarin: 改善 (gǎishàn) — to become better
• Chinese Mandarin: 提高 (tígāo) — to become better
• Chinese Mandarin: 向上 (xiàngshàng) — to become better
• Czech: zlepšovat se — to become better
• Czech: zlepšit se — to become better
• Czech: vylepšovat se — to become better
• Czech: vylepšit se — to become better
• Danish: forbedre sig — to become better
• Dutch: beteren — to become better
• Finnish: parantua — to become better
• French: s'améliorer — to become better
• Galician: mellorar — to become better
• German: sich verbessern — to become better
• Greek: βελτιώνομαι (veltiónomai) — to become better
• Hebrew: הִשְׁתַּפֵּר (hishtapér) — to become better
• Hungarian: gyógyul — to become better
• Hungarian: javul — to become better
• Hungarian: meggyógyul — to become better
• Hungarian: megjavul — to become better
• Hungarian: rendbe jön — to become better
• Hungarian: talpra áll — to become better
• Ingrian: pareta — to become better
• Ingrian: mukahua — to become better
• Irish: téigh i bhfeabhas — to become better
• Italian: migliorare — to become better
• Italian: stare meglio — to become better
• Italian: riprendersi — to become better
• Japanese: 好転する (kōten suru) — to become better
• Japanese: 良くなる (yoku naru) — to become better
• Korean: 개선되다 (gaeseondoeda) — to become better
• Latin: melior fio — to become better
• Latin: melius fio — to become better
• Macedonian: се подобрува (se podobruva) — to become better
• Macedonian: се подобри (se podobri) — to become better
• Norwegian Bokmål: forbedre seg — to become better
• Oromo: fooyyessuu — to become better
• Persian: بهبود یافتن (behbud yâftan) — to become better
• Pohnpeian: kamwahu — to become better
• Polish: poprawiać się — to become better
• Polish: poprawić się — to become better
• Portuguese: melhorar — to become better
• Quechua: allinyay — to become better
• Romanian: a se îmbunătăți — to become better
• Russian: улучша́ться (ulučšátʹsja) — to become better
• Russian: улу́чшиться (ulúčšitʹsja) — to become better
• Russian: поправля́ться (popravljátʹsja) — to become better
• Russian: попра́виться (poprávitʹsja) — to become better
• Russian: нала́живаться (naláživatʹsja) — to become better
• Russian: нала́диться (naláditʹsja) — to become better
• Serbo-Croatian: побољша́вати се — to become better
• Serbo-Croatian: побо̀љшати се — to become better
• Serbo-Croatian: poboljšávati se — to become better
• Serbo-Croatian: pobòljšati se — to become better
• Slovak: zlepšovať sa — to become better
• Slovak: zlepšiť sa — to become better
• Slovak: vylepšovať sa — to become better
• Slovak: vylepšiť sa — to become better
• Slovene: izboljševati se — to become better
• Slovene: izboljšati se — to become better
• Spanish: mejorar — to become better
• Swahili: boresha — to become better
• Swedish: bli bättre — to become better
• Swedish: förbättras — to become better
• Thai: ดีขึ้น (dii-kʉ̂n) — to become better
• Thai: ทุเลา (tú-lao) — to become better
• Turkish: iyileştirmek — to become better
• Ukrainian: полі́пшуватися (polípšuvatysja) — to become better
• Ukrainian: полі́пшитися (polípšytysja) — to become better
• Ukrainian: покра́щуватися (pokráščuvatysja) — to become better
• Ukrainian: покра́щитися (pokráščytysja) — to become better
• Vietnamese: cải thiện — to become better
• Volapük: gudikumön — to become better
• Welsh: gwella — to become better