improve
verb (used with object)
to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition.
improved
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past participleof improve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof improve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
improveverb (used with object)to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition.
Example Sentences
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“We’ve significantly improved the bank’s profitability, grown our retail presence across the country…and expanded our commercial banking capabilities,” the bank’s statement said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Researchers at LLE helped develop and maintain the improved diagnostic equipment that made those measurements possible.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
She wrote: "Early indications are that the pain is very much improved - although I am still healing from the surgery itself so that also feels uncertain and frightening to admit - even to myself."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
A defense of yelling in restaurants: It’s a forbidden behavior in today’s restaurants—but Amanda Albee spoke to chefs who say it massively improved their careers.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
My cooking had improved somewhat, but I’d never match Perilee in that department.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
