improved

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹuːvd/
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  • Rhymes: -uːvd
  • Hyphenation: im‧proved

Adjective

improved (comparative more improved, superlative most improved)

  1. That has been made better; enhanced.
    • 2012, J. R. Shapiro, S. A. Reisner, Richard S. Meltzer, “Clinical Applications of MCE”, in Samuel Meerbaum, Richard S. Meltzer, editors, Myocardial Contrast Two-dimensional Echocardiography:
      The second is to develop a new generation of further improved contrast agent that can yield more intense myocardial contrast after intravenous injection.
    • 2022 January 12, “Network News: Portsmouth line upgrade set to begin”, in RAIL, number 948, page 12:
      "When we're finished in 2024, this upgrade programme will provide a much-improved railway between London Waterloo and Portsmouth," said NR's Wessex Route Director Mark Killick.

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Verb

improved

  1. simple past and past participle of improve

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