to improve on

  • 41improve on sth — UK US improve on/upon sth Phrasal Verb with improve({{}}/ɪmˈpruːv/ verb ► to do something in a better way or with better results than before: »We anticipate improving on last year s profits by a modest amount …

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  • 42improve on/upon sth — UK US improve on/upon sth Phrasal Verb with improve({{}}/ɪmˈpruːv/ verb ► to do something in a better way or with better results than before: »We anticipate improving on last year s profits by a modest amount …

    Financial and business terms

  • 43improve upon sth — UK US improve on/upon sth Phrasal Verb with improve({{}}/ɪmˈpruːv/ verb ► to do something in a better way or with better results than before: »We anticipate improving on last year s profits by a modest amount …

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  • 44improve — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make better] Syn. better, ameliorate, mend, amend, enhance, enrich, cultivate, revise, update, upgrade, elevate, polish, refine, purify, enlarge, touch up, edit, emend, civilize, educate, meliorate, landscape, develop,… …

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  • 45improve — [16] The prove of improve has no direct connection with the verb prove, although the two have come to resemble each other over the centuries. It comes ultimately from late Latin prōde ‘advantageous’ (source of English proud). This gave Old French …

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  • 46improve vs improvise —   To improve is a verb that means to get better:   For example: Lynne did a lot to help people improve their English.   To improvise is a verb that means to invent or make something without having planned it:   For example: I hadn t prepared a… …

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  • 47improve vs improvise —   To improve is a verb that means to get better:   For example: Lynne did a lot to help people improve their English.   To improvise is a verb that means to invent or make something without having planned it:   For example: I hadn t prepared a… …

    English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • 48improve — [16] The prove of improve has no direct connection with the verb prove, although the two have come to resemble each other over the centuries. It comes ultimately from late Latin prōde ‘advantageous’ (source of English proud). This gave Old French …

    Word origins

  • 49improve on — phr verb Improve on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑showing …

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  • 50improve on — (Roget s IV) , v. Syn. make better, develop, refine; see adjust 3 , change 1 , correct 1 , improve 1 …

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