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  Improvement \Im*prove"ment\, n.
     1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in
        desirable qualities; progress toward what is better;
        melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land,
        roads, etc.
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              I look upon your city as the best place of
              improvement.                          --South.
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              Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all
              our faculties.                        --Blair.
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     2. The act of making profitable use or applicaton of
        anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a
        turning to good account; practical application, as of a
        doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. ``A
        good improvement of his reason.'' --S. Clarke.
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              I shall make some improvement of this doctrine.
                                                    --Tillotson.
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     3. The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also,
        that which is improved; as, the new edition is an
        improvement on the old.
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              The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others,
              are improvements on the Greek poet.   --Addison.
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     4. Increase; growth; progress; advance.
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              There is a design of publishing the history of
              architecture, with its several improvements and
              decays.                               --Addison.
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              Those vices which more particularly receive
              improvement by prosperity.            --South.
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     5. pl. Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings,
        clearings, drains, fences, etc., on land or premises; as,
        to convey the land together with all improvements.
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     6. (Patent Laws) A useful addition to, or modification of, a
        machine, manufacture, or composition. --Kent.
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  Improvement \Im*prove"ment\, n.
     1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in
        desirable qualities; progress toward what is better;
        melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land,
        roads, etc.
  
              I look upon your city as the best place of
              improvement.                          --South.
  
              Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all
              our faculties.                        --Blair.
  
     2. The act of making profitable use or applicaton of
        anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a
        turning to good account; practical application, as of a
        doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. ``A
        good improvement of his reason.'' --S. Clarke.
  
              I shall make some improvement of this doctrine.
                                                    --Tillotson.
  
     3. The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also,
        that which is improved; as, the new edition is an
        improvement on the old.
  
              The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others,
              are improvements on the Greek poet.   --Addison.
  
     4. Increase; growth; progress; advance.
  
              There is a design of publishing the history of
              architecture, with its several improvements and
              decays.                               --Addison.
  
              Those vices which more particularly receive
              improvement by prosperity.            --South.
  
     5. pl. Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings,
        clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
  
     6. (Patent Laws) A useful addition to, or modification of, a
        machine, manufacture, or composition. --Kent.

  improvement
       n 1: the act of improving something; "their improvements
            increased the value of the property"
       2: a change for the better; progress in development [syn: betterment,
           advance]
       3: a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new
          school represents a great improvement" [syn: melioration]
          [ant: decline]

  improvement
     Αγγλικά n.
     η βελτίωση

  improvement
     n.
     The act of improve; advancement or growth; a bettering

  improvement
     n.
     The act of improve; advancement or growth; a bettering

  improvement
     n.
     The act of improve; advancement or growth; a bettering

  improvement
     n.
     The act of improve; advancement or growth; a bettering

  improvement
     Englanti n.
     1 parannus, parantaminen, kehittäminen
     2 edistys
     3 (''liiketalous'') nousu

  improvement
     Engelska n.
     förbättring

  Improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  التحسين

  improvement //ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt// 
  напре́дък, подобре́ние
  act of improving

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/ 
  vylepšení

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  zdokonalení

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/ 
  zlepšení

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
   [eko] zlepšení, zdokonalení

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/ 
  vylepšení

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/ 
  zdokonalení

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/ 
  gwelliant 

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  Ausbau  [constr.]  [envir.]
   see: park improvement, stream improvement, bank improvement
  

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  Steigerung , Erhöhung 
           Note: bei etw.
           Note: Leistung, Quantität
        "improvement in performance"  - Leistungssteigerung, Verbesserung der Leistung, verbesserte Leistung
        "improvement in quality"  - Qualitätssteigerung, Verbesserung der Qualität
        "improvement in pensions"  - Pensionserhöhung
        "The sales figures show a major improvement."  - Bei den Verkaufszahlen gab es eine deutliche Steigerung.
     Synonyms: enhancement, increase
  
   see: improvements, enhancements, increases, performance improvement, performance enhancement, quality improvement, quality enhancement, pension improvement, pension enhancement, pension increase, productivity Improvement, productivity enhancement
  

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  Verbesserung 
           Note: bei etw.
           Note: Vorgang
        "an improvement in his medical condition"  - eine Verbesserung seines Gesundheitszustands
        "His cooking needs improvement."  - Seine Kochkünste haben noch Verbesserungspotenzial., Seine Kochkünste sind ausbaufähig.
        "There is still room for improvement in his cooking."  - Seine Kochkünste haben noch Verbesserungspotenzial., Seine Kochkünste sind ausbaufähig.
   see: improvements
  
           Note: of/in sth.
           Note: process of getting better

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  Verbesserung 
           Note: an/bei etw.
           Note: Änderung, die etwas verbessert
        "some safety improvements at the playground"  - einige Verbesserungen bei der Sicherheit auf dem Spielplatz
        "The chief editor made some improvements to/in the article before it went online."  - Der Chefredakteur hat noch einige Verbesserungen vorgenommen, bevor der Artikel online gegangen ist.
        "Are you making some improvements to your home?"  - Baust du deine Wohnung um?
     Synonym: enhancement
  
   see: improvements, enhancements
  

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  Verbesserung 
           Note: als Ergebnis, Fortschritt 
        "flavour/flavor improvement"  - Geschmacksverbesserung
        "colour/color improvement"  - Verbesserung bei der Farbdarstellung, verbesserte Farbdarstellung
        "without any improvement"  - ohne dass sich etwas verbessert hätte
        "The new edition is an improvement on/over the previous one."  - Die Neuausgabe ist eine Verbesserung gegenüber der bisherigen.
        "I've seen/noticed a marked improvement in your work since the return to school."  - Ich habe seit Schulbeginn eine deutliche Verbesserung bei deinen Leistungen festgestellt/bemerkt.
        "The new computer system is a vast improvement."  - Die neue Rechenanlage ist ein riesiger Fortschritt.
        "The food isn't fancy, but it's certainly an improvement over what we've been served at the old university cafeteria."  - Das Essen ist nicht allererste Sahne, aber es ist eindeutig ein Fortschritt gegenüber dem, was man uns in der alten Mensa vorgesetzt hat.
     Synonym: enhancement
  
   see: product improvements, product enhancements, ecological improvements, ecological enhancements
  

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  Verbesserungsmaßnahme 
        "structural improvement works"  - bauliche Verbesserungsmaßnahmen, bauliche Verbesserung
     Synonyms: improvement action, improvement measure
  
   see: improvement actions, improvement measures, improvements, structural improvement
  

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  Verfeinerung 
     Synonym: refinement
  
   see: refinements, improvements, refinement step
  

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  
  βελτίωση

  improvement //ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt// 
  parannus, parantaminen
  act of improving

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/ 
  1. सुधार
        "There is still room for improvement in your work."

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  napredak, poboljšanja, poboljšanje, poboljšanju, porastom, sanacija, unapređenje, unapređenju, usavršavanja, usavršavanje

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  1. javítás
  2. elômenetel
  3. tökéletesítés
  4. elôléptetés

  improvement //ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt// 
  peningkatan, perbaikan
  act of improving

  improvement //ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt// 
  改善
  act of improving

  improvement /ımpruːvmənt/ 
  pagerinimas, pa(si)tobulinimas, pagerėjimas

  improvement /ɪmˈpru:vmənt/ 
    polepszenie, ulepszenie

  improvement /ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt/
  melhoria, melhoramento

  improvement //ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt// 
  förbättring
  act of improving

  
/ˌɪmˈpɹuvmənt/

  IMPROVEMENT, rights. An addition of some useful thing to a machine, 
  manufacture or composition of matter. 
       2. The patent law of July 4, 1836, authorizes the granting of a patent 
  for any new and useful improvement on any art, machine manufacture or 
  composition of matter. Sect. 6. It is often very difficult to say what is a 
  new and useful improvement, the cases often approach very near to each 
  other. In the present improved state of machinery, it is almost 
  impracticable not to employ the same elements of motion, and in some 
  particulars, the same manner of operation, to produce any new effect. 1 
  Gallis. 478; 2 Gallis. 51. See 4 B. & Ald. 540; 2 Kent, Com. 370. 
  
  

  IMPROVEMENT, estates. This term is of doubtful meaning It would seem to 
  apply principally to buildings, though generally it extends to amelioration 
  of every description of property, whether real or personal; it is generally 
  explained by other words. 
       2. Where, by the terms of a lease, the covenant was to leave at the end 
  of the term a water-mill with all the fixtures, fastenings, and 
  improvements, during the demise fixed, fastened, or set up on or upon the 
  premises, in good plight and condition, it was held to include a pair of new 
  millstones set up by the lessee during the term, although the custom of the 
  country in general authorized the tenant to remove them. 9 Bing. 24; 3 Sim. 
  450; 2 Ves. & Bea. 349. Vide 3 Yeates, 71; Addis. R. 335; 4 Binn. R. 418; 5 
  Binn. R. 77; 5 S. & R. 266; 1 Binn. R. 495; 1 John. Ch. R. 450; 15 Pick. R. 
  471. Vide Profits. 2 Man. & Gra. 729, 757; S. C. 40 Eng. C. L. R. 598, 612. 
       3. Tenants in common are not bound to pay for permanent improvements, 
  made on the common property, by one of the tenants in common without their 
  consent. 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1881. 
  
  

  132 Moby Thesaurus words for "improvement":
     about-face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, advance,
     alteration, amelioration, amendment, apostasy, apprenticeship,
     basic training, betterment, break, breaking, breeding, change,
     change of allegiance, change of heart, change of mind,
     changeableness, conditioning, constructive change, continuity,
     convalescence, conversion, cultivation, defection, degeneration,
     degenerative change, deterioration, development, deviation,
     difference, discipline, discontinuity, divergence, diversification,
     diversion, diversity, drill, drilling, enhancement, exercise,
     fetching-up, fitting, flip-flop, fostering, gain, gradual change,
     grooming, housebreaking, in-service training, increase,
     instauration, manual training, melioration, military training,
     mitigation, modification, modulation, new birth, nurture,
     nurturing, on-the-job training, overthrow, practice, preparation,
     progress, qualification, radical change, raising, re-creation,
     reactivation, readying, realignment, rearing, rebirth, reclamation,
     reconstitution, reconversion, recovery, recrudescence,
     recuperation, redemption, redesign, redintegration, reenactment,
     reestablishment, reform, reformation, regeneration, rehabilitation,
     rehearsal, reinstatement, reinstation, reinstitution,
     reinvestiture, reinvestment, remaking, renascence, renewal, repair,
     replacement, reshaping, restitution, restoration, restructuring,
     reversal, reversion, revival, revivification, revolution, rise,
     shift, sloyd, sudden change, switch, total change, training,
     transition, turn, turnabout, upbringing, upgrading, upheaval,
     upswing, variation, variety, violent change, vocational education,
     vocational training, worsening
  
  

  n. 进步,改善,利用;

     n. U改进;C经改进的东西