improved

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.

Derived terms

• nonimproved
• overimproved
• underimproved
• unimproved

Translations

that has been made better

Esperanto: plibonigita Finnish: paranneltu French: amélioré (fr) German: verbessert (de) Italian: migliorato (it) Norwegian: Bokmål: forbedret Portuguese: melhorado (pt) Romanian: îmbunătățit (ro) Russian: улу́чшенный (ru) (ulúčšennyj), усоверше́нствованный (ru) (usoveršénstvovannyj) Spanish: mejorado (es) Swedish: förbättrad (sv)

Verb

improved

1. simple past and past participle of improve

References

• “improved”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.