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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
- 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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