"require improvement" meaning in All languages combined

See require improvement on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: requires improvement [present, singular, third-person], requiring improvement [participle, present], required improvement [participle, past], required improvement [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} require improvement (third-person singular simple present requires improvement, present participle requiring improvement, simple past and past participle required improvement)
  1. (stative, UK, meiosis) To be in a state of failing. Tags: UK, stative
    Sense id: en-require_improvement-en-verb-NHcJ4Mw3 Categories (other): British English, English meioses, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see require, improvement.
    Sense id: en-require_improvement-en-verb-BCKgP8kh

Inflected forms

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