improve

Everyday

1. To make something better (improve your handwriting). tree →
2. To get better (her reading improved). tree →
3. Improve on: to do better than before. tree →

In the lessons

At school it is used for learning and feedback: «How can you improve this?», «Your spelling has improved». Teachers set targets for improving. In science, you improve an experiment to make it fairer or more accurate. In health: sleep, food and exercise improve your mood and fitness. In maths, a score that improves goes up. Phrases: improve on, improve your skills, room for improvement, much improved.

Examples

• You can improve your story by adding more adjectives. tree →
• My times tables have really improved this term. tree →
• How could we improve our experiment? tree →
• The weather improved in the afternoon. tree →
• Practise every day to improve your swimming. tree →
• She improved on her best time by two seconds. tree →
• Eating well can improve how you feel. tree →
• Travel improves the mind wonderfully, and does away with all one’s prejudices.” tree →

Note

Noun: improvement (an improvement, improvements). «Improve on» = beat a previous result. In maths problems: «improved by 5 points» means the new score = old score + 5.

In Jewish tradition

At school it is used for learning and feedback: «How can you improve this?», «Your spelling has improved». Teachers set targets for improving. In science, you improve an experiment to make it fairer or more accurate. In health: sleep, food and exercise improve your mood and fitness. In maths, a score that improves goes up. Phrases: improve on, improve your skills, room for improvement, much improved.

Examples

• Tenneman's "Grundriss der Geschichte der Philosophie," improved by Prof. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

Noun: improvement (an improvement, improvements). «Improve on» = beat a previous result. In maths problems: «improved by 5 points» means the new score = old score + 5.