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Grammar : Adj
Spell : im-proov
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpruv



Definition of improved

Origin :
  • late 15c., "to use to one's profit, to increase (income)," from Anglo-French emprouwer "to turn to profit" (late 13c.), from Old French en-, causative prefix, + prou "profit," from Latin prode "advantageous" (see proud). Spelling with -v- was rare before 17c. Meaning "to raise to a better quality or condition" first recorded 1610s. Phrase improve the occasion retains the etymological sense. Meaning "to turn land to profit" (by clearing it, erecting buildings, etc.) was in Anglo-French (13c.) and was retained in the American colonies.
  • adj made better
  • adj in better health
Example sentences :
  • Meanwhile, fortune had improved with Mr. Davis, the superintendent of the factory.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Year by year the character of hospital nursing has improved.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • This change, if it deteriorated his mind, improved his exterior.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Profiting by these aids, an improved type of cable was designed.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • He saw, at a glance, that the circumstance might possibly be improved to further his own ends.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The gravy will be improved by stirring into it a glass of port wine.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • It may be improved by boiling a little ginger with the other ingredients.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • The lad's rifle was of the most improved make and a bullet would reach.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • So he invented or improved the harp, and fixed the rules of verse and song.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • Mr. Cruncher's temper was not at all improved when he came to his breakfast.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

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