improve upon in English

Forms: improves upon [present, singular, third-person], improving upon [participle, present], improved upon [participle, past], improved upon [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} improve upon (third-person singular simple present improves upon, present participle improving upon, simple past and past participle improved upon)

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    {
      "form": "improves upon",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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        "past"
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"improve upon" meaning in English

Verb