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[ verb ] to make better;

Examples

"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Garden_Fresh , the result of a mating of Better_Self and Rosy_Fingered , seems to improve with each start and appeared to win the St._Patrick's_Day_Purse with some speed in reserve .

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

An enthusiastic audience confirmed the `` live '' character of the hour , and provided the interaction between musician and hearer which almost always seems to improve the quality of performance .

(Mr. America, 4:6...)

So with four complete Push-Pull_Super-Sets No. 1 , four of No. 2 , four of No. 3 and four to six sets of the Incline_Bench_Press , you can see that Henri_de_Courcy has had a terrific mass building , muscle shaping , torso defining workout that cannot be improved upon .

It improves over-all balance and control for the bodybuilder , and helps to make Squats more easily and more correctly performed .

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

These specialists , I learned , have done a great_deal of work to improve the size and health of the plants and the resulting flowers .

2
[ verb ] get better

Examples

"The weather improved toward evening."

Used in print

(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)

As a result , distribution_costs were cut , customer relations improved .

(James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)

I believe the situation is improving , but the success stories need_to be heavily publicized .

(Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)

The president of the firm , calculating expenses alone , felt his costs had dropped one-half while success in selection had improved over one_hundred per_cent .

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