improving

[US]/ɪm'pruːvɪŋ/
[UK]/ɪm'prʊv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. enhancing, refining

Phrases & Collocations

improving skills

Example Sentences

a large, improving picture hung opposite.

a transnational program for improving the economy of Europe

Her English is improving little by little.

Technical innovation is instrumental in improving the qualities of products.

Her French is improving by leaps and bounds.

The mushroom development of technology will pave the way for improving our economy.

The situation's improving but we're not out of the wood yet.

I've put a lot of work in improving my English.

They upgraded the land by improving it with new buildings.

the place of computers in improving office efficiency varies between companies.

and improving the professional quality of the ciceroni to make them the propagators of the national spirit.

2 improving commercial quality of the watch, adding to merchandize.

We need to discuss ways of improving the machinery of government.

The young workers brought forth some sparkling new suggestions for improving our product.

the president could fall flat on his face if the economy doesn't start improving soon.

He made progress in fits and starts at first but now he’s improving rapidly.

On the whole her school work is improving, though her spelling is still poor.

For improving production efficiency and automatization level of the wooden floor, a continuous flitch machine was developed.

Real-world Examples

I think improving our website UI is a higher priority right now.

Source: Oxford University: Business English

With respect to the quality of education, China has been improving rapidly.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Rigorous exercise can damage health instead of improving it.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

This slightly improves the blood flow and ameliorates hypoxia.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

Housing is another area where we can really improve.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

The economy of this country seems to be improving.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

I see you three times a week. You're not improving.

Source: Black Swan Selection

There is disagreement as to whether the situation is improving or not.

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

Tom Foreman looks at how this works and how it's improving.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation May 2013

He said this was now being improved.

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2019

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