adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪmˈpɹuːvɪŋ/
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rhymes with -uːvɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
1663, Robert Boyle, Some Considerations Touching the Usefulnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy, Oxford: Ric[hard] Davis, Essay 1, p. 2, [...] that Diviner part of Man, the Soule, which alone is capable of wearing the Glorious Image of its Author, being endowed with two chief Faculties, the Understanding and the Will; the former is blest and perfectionated by Knowledg, and the latter’s Loveliest and most improving property is Goodnesse.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of improve
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
getting higher or more vigorous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
its an up market
an improving economy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: up
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
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Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
