adj
Meaning 1
That has been made better; enhanced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
improved
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɪmˈpɹuːvd/
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rhymes with -uːvd
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verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of improve
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- new houses are springing up on an improved tract of land near the river
- an improved breed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unimproved
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
become or made better in quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- was proud of his improved grades
- an improved viewfinder
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
(of land) made ready for development or agriculture by clearing of trees and brush
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- improved farmlands
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: plibonigita — that has been made better
- Finnish: paranneltu — that has been made better
- French: amélioré — that has been made better
- German: verbessert — that has been made better
- Greek: βελτιωμένος (veltioménos) — that has been made better
- Italian: migliorato — that has been made better
- Norwegian Bokmål: forbedret — that has been made better
- Portuguese: melhorado — that has been made better
- Romanian: îmbunătățit — that has been made better
- Russian: улу́чшенный (ulúčšennyj) — that has been made better
- Russian: усоверше́нствованный (usoveršénstvovannyj) — that has been made better
- Spanish: mejorado — that has been made better
- Swedish: förbättrad — that has been made better
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