Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

improve on

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables
im-prove on
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fix, make better or increase the quality of (something) in comparison to previous attempts; to contribute to an ongoing effort to improve (something).

Inflected Forms

improves on (present, singular) improving on (participle, present) improved on (participle, past) improved on (past) improve upon (alternative)

Synonyms

better

Questions

What does improve on mean?
To fix, make better or increase the quality of (something) in comparison to previous attempts; to contribute to an ongoing effort to improve (something).

How to pronounce improve on

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