Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

require improvement

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
re-quire im-prove-ment
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be in a state of failing.

British usage

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see require, improvement.

Usage

Inflected Forms

requires improvement (present, singular) requiring improvement (participle, present) required improvement (participle, past) required improvement (past)

Questions

What does require improvement mean?
To be in a state of failing.

How to pronounce require improvement

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