improve [ɪmˈpruːv]
verb:transitive
1 (make better) [+work] mejorar; [+property] hacer mejoras en
to improve o.s. one's mindor cultivarse; instruirse; to improve o.s. (in wealth) mejorar su situación
improve [ɪmˈpruːv]
verbo transitivo
1mejorar
- to improve a property -> hacer mejoras en un inmueble
- she was eager to improve her mind -> estaba ansiosa por ampliar sus conocimientos
verbo intransitivo
2mejorar
- to improve with time -> mejorar con el tiempo
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improve [im-pruv]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Mejorar, adelantar, aumentar o perfeccionar alguna cosa; beneficiar, abonar (lands), embellecer, hermosear; corregir, enmendar, rectificar; cultivar, poner en producción; explotar, trabajar, una mina, una hacienda, etc. 2. (n)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
2Mejorarse, adelantarse, hacer progresos. (n)
3Subir, encarecer, aumentar de valor. (Comercio) (m)
- The price of wool has improved -> el precio de la lana ha subido
- The markets are improving -> los mercados están en alza
- To improve an opportunity -> aprovechar una oportunidad, una ocasión
- Some things improve by being kept -> hay cosas que se mejoran conservándolas
- We amend a bad -> but improve a good thing, se corrige lo que es malo, pero se mejora lo que es bueno
Mejorar, adelantar en perfección, aprovechar; utilizar, aprovecharse de, sacar partido de alguna cosa.
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Verb Conjugation for "improve"
Imperative
- improve
- you improve
- he/she improves
- we improve
- you improve
- they improve
Preterite
- I improved
- you improved
- he/she improved
- we improved
- you improved
- they improved
Present Continuous
- I am improving
- you are improving
- he/she is improving
- we are improving
- you are improving
- they are improving
Present Perfect
- I have improved
- you have improved
- he/she has improved
- we have improved
- you have improved
- they have improved
Past Continuous
- I was improving
- you were improving
- he/she was improving
- we were improving
- you were improving
- they were improving
Past Perfect
- I had improved
- you had improved
- he/she had improved
- we had improved
- you had improved
- they had improved
Future
- I will improve
- you will improve
- he/she will improve
- we will improve
- you will improve
- they will improve
Future Perfect
- I will have improved
- you will have improved
- he/she will have improved
- we will have improved
- you will have improved
- they will have improved
Future Continuous
- I will be improving
- you will be improving
- he/she will be improving
- we will be improving
- you will be improving
- they will be improving
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been improving
- you have been improving
- he/she has been improving
- we have been improving
- you have been improving
- they have been improving
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been improving
- you will have been improving
- he/she will have been improving
- we will have been improving
- you will have been improving
- they will have been improving
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been improving
- you had been improving
- he/she had been improving
- we had been improving
- you had been improving
- they had been improving
