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41improve — verb 1) ways to improve the service Syn: make better, ameliorate, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, raise 2) communications improved Syn: get better, advance, progress …
42improve on — /ɪm pru:v ɒn/ verb to do better than ♦ she refused to improve on her previous offer she refused to make a better offer …
43improve — To meliorate, make better, to increase the value or good qualities of, mend, repair, as to improve a street by grading, parking, curbing, paving, etc …
44improve — To meliorate, make better, to increase the value or good qualities of, mend, repair, as to improve a street by grading, parking, curbing, paving, etc …
45improve on/upon — [phrasal verb] improve on/upon (something) : to do better than (something previously done) After months of study, I improved on my original score. It ll be hard to improve upon the success they had last year. • • • Main Entry: ↑improve …
46improve\ upon — • improve (up)on v To make or get one that is better than (another). Dick made good marks the first year, but he thought he could improve on them. Charles built a new model racer for the derby race, because he knew he could improve upon his old… …
47improve yourself — phrase to make yourself a better person, for example by learning new skills He’s always trying to improve himself. Thesaurus: to learn new skills or informationsynonym Main entry: improve …
48improve the occasion — 1. To seize an opportunity for edification or other purpose 2. To draw a moral from what has happened • • • Main Entry: ↑improve …
49improve upon — index elaborate, fix (repair), modify (alter), surpass Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
50improve upon — phrasal verb improve on or improve upon [transitive] Word forms improve on : present tense I/you/we/they improve on he/she/it improves on present participle improving on past tense improved on past participle improved on improve on/upon something …
