improve
gb/ɪmpɹˈuv/ us/ɪmpɹˈuv/
A2
Anglų
~ 900
javít, fejleszt, javul, fejlődik, felújít
VEIKSMAŽODIS
A2
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
to improve [something]
We need to improve our customer service to stay competitive.
Javítanunk kell az ügyfélszolgálatunkon, hogy versenyképesek maradjunk.
Regular exercise can improve your overall health.
A rendszeres testmozgás javíthatja az általános egészségi állapotodat.
The company is working to improve the quality of its products.
She took a course to improve her English.
Technology has improved communication dramatically.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I want to improve my English.
Szeretném fejleszteni az angoltudásomat.
He works hard to improve his grades.
Szorgalmasan tanul, hogy javítson a jegyein.
We must improve our plan.
The teacher helps students improve their writing.
They try to improve the garden every year.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'improve' with 'increase'; 'increase' means to make larger in number or amount, while 'improve' means to make better in quality.
Reikšmė
Make something better
Kolokacijos
improve skills
|improve quality
|improve performance
|improve health
|improve efficiency
Sinonimai
enhance (Often suggests adding features or qualities to increase attractiveness or value.)
Antonimai
worsen (Means to make something worse in quality or condition.)
Temos
daily life
|business
|education
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To make something good or better than before.
To make something better in quality, condition, or performance.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
A2
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[something] improves
Her health has improved since she started exercising regularly.
Javult az egészségi állapota, mióta rendszeresen mozog.
The weather is expected to improve by the weekend.
Várhatóan javul az idő a hétvégére.
Sales have improved this quarter compared to last year.
My cooking has improved over time.
The situation is slowly improving.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
His English has improved a lot.
Sokat javult az angolja.
The weather will improve soon.
Hamarosan javulni fog az idő.
My health improved after I rested.
Our team’s results improved this year.
The road conditions improved after repairs.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes incorrectly use 'improve' transitively when the subject is the thing getting better itself (e.g., saying 'He improved his health' when they mean 'His health improved').
Reikšmė
Become better
Kolokacijos
situation improves
|weather improves
|skills improve
|health improves
Sinonimai
develop (Can imply gradual progress or growth, not always about quality.)
Antonimai
deteriorate (Means to become worse in quality or condition.)
Temos
daily life
|health
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To get better than before.
To become better in quality, condition, or performance.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
FORMAL
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
to improve [property/land/building]
They improved the old warehouse and turned it into offices.
Felújították a régi raktárépületet, és irodákká alakították.
The city plans to improve the park with new playground equipment.
A város azt tervezi, hogy új játszótéri eszközökkel fejleszti a parkot.
Investors often improve properties before selling them for profit.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
We improved the house before selling it.
Eladás előtt felújítottuk a házat.
The city will improve the school building.
A város fel fogja újítani az iskolaépületet.
They improved the land for farming.
Reikšmė
Increase property value
Kolokacijos
improve land
|improve property
|improve facilities
Sinonimai
renovate (Refers specifically to updating or repairing buildings.)
Antonimai
neglect (To fail to care for property, leading to decline in value.)
Temos
real estate
|business
|housing
|finance
Apibrėžimas
To make a building or land better so it is worth more.
To make changes or repairs to land or buildings to increase their value.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
improve
IPA
GB/ɪmpɹˈuv/
US/ɪmpɹˈuv/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
im - prove (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 2nd syllable (prove)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: improve
- 3rd Person Singular: improves
- Present Participle: improving
- Past: improved
Žodžių šeima
Forms
improves
verb
improving
verb
improved
verb
Core family
improvement
noun A2
Advanced or less common
improvable
adjective
Posakiai
improve by leaps and bounds
1/ɪmpɹˈuv bˈaɪ lˈips ˈænd bˈaʊndz/
idiom
informal
Improve very quickly and a lot
To get much better very fast.
Pavyzdžiai
- Her Spanish has improved by leaps and bounds since she moved to Madrid.
- The technology in smartphones has improved by leaps and bounds in recent years.
improve on/upon something
1/ɪmpɹˈuv ənəpən sˈʌmθɪŋ/
phrasal verb
Make something better than before
To make something that is better than what existed before.
Pavyzdžiai
- The new design improves on last year’s model.
- She hopes to improve upon her previous performance in the race.
room for improvement
1/ɹˈum fɚ ɪmpɹˈuvmənt/
fixed phrase
Chance to become better
A way to say something can be better than it is now.
Pavyzdžiai
- Your work is good, but there’s still room for improvement.
- Your essay is good, but there’s still room for improvement.
- Your work is good, but there's still room for improvement.
- The report was fine, but there’s always room for improvement.
- Even the best players have room for improvement.
- The hotel was nice, but there was room for improvement in the service.