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01. Your English has really [improved] in the last few months.
02. I've noticed a good [improvement] in Laurie's health since she started eating less junk food.
03. The doctor said that the patient's health has [improved] steadily since they put him on some new medication.
04. The creation of a new park for children has really [improved] this neighborhood.
05. I think you could [improve] your resumé by emphasizing your experience a bit more.
06. The new registration system is certainly an [improvement] on our previous system.
07. Jamaica's relay team is hoping to [improve] on last year's performance in the World Track finals.
08. Anne Frank wrote in her famous diary, "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to [improve] the world."
09. There is an Italian proverb which states that nothing [improves] the taste of pasta more than a good appetite.
10. There is an Italian proverb which states that old wine and friends [improve] with age.
11. There is a Spanish proverb which states, "Limit your desires, and you will [improve] your health."
12. In Pakistan, goats are often sacrificed to [improve] the performance of the stock market.
13. In Korea, dog meat soup is believed to cure summer heat ailments, [improve] male virility, and [improve] women's complexions.
14. The age recorded on a whiskey bottle refers to the number of years it is aged before being bottled because once in the bottle, whiskey does not [improve].

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  • improve — 1 Improve, better, help, ameliorate are comparable when denoting to mend or correct in part or in some de gree. Improve, the general term, and better, more vigorous and homely, apply both to objects and to states or conditions that are not of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Improve — Im*prove , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Improved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Improving}.] [Pref. in in + prove, in approve. See {Approve}, {Prove.}] 1. To make better; to increase the value or good qualities of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Improve — Im*prove , v. i. 1. To grow better; to advance or make progress in what is desirable; to make or show improvement; as, to improve in health. [1913 Webster] We take care to improve in our frugality and diligence. Atterbury. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • improve — [im pro͞ov′] vt. improved, improving [earlier improw < Anglo Fr emprower < en , in + prou, gain, advantage < LL prode, advantage (back form. < L prodesse, to be of advantage): see PRO 2 & IS1] 1. Now Rare to use profitably or to good… …   English World dictionary

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  • improve — (v.) late 15c., to use to one s profit, to increase (income), from Anglo Fr. emprouwer to turn to profit (late 13c.), from O.Fr. en , causative prefix, + prou profit, from L. prode advantageous (see PROUD (Cf. proud)). Spelling with v was rare… …   Etymology dictionary

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