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{
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{
"english": "to make something worse",
"sense": "antonym(s) of",
"word": "deteriorate"
},
{
"word": "worsen"
},
{
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},
{
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"word": "aggravate"
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{
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"3": "en-"
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{
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"4": "",
"5": "advantageous, profitable"
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}
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"tags": [
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"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
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{
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"word": "alter"
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"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "bling out"
},
{
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"word": "prettify"
},
{
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],
"word": "sex up"
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"tags": [
"idiomatic"
],
"word": "spark up"
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{
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "spiff up"
},
{
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"tags": [
"idiomatic"
],
"word": "spice"
},
{
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"tags": [
"idiomatic"
],
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{
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"tags": [
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{
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"tags": [
"idiomatic"
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"word": "sprucen up"
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{
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"word": "sweeten"
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{
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"word": "tart up"
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"word": "titivate"
},
{
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"tags": [
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"word": "repair"
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"word": "empower"
}
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{
"text": "Painting the woodwork will improve this house.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Buying more servers would improve performance.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:",
"text": "Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something)."
],
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"links": [
[
"better",
"better"
],
[
"increase",
"increase"
],
[
"value",
"value"
],
[
"productivity",
"productivity"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something)."
],
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{
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"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "ameliorate"
}
],
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],
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{
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "verbeter"
},
{
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "përmirësoj"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "ase",
"lang": "American Sign Language",
"note": "B@TipForearm-PalmBack B@Forearm-PalmBack B@BaseForearm-PalmBack",
"sense": "to make something better"
},
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "ḥassana",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "حَسَّنَ"
},
{
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "barelavel",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "բարելավել"
},
{
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "lavacʻnel",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "լավացնել"
},
{
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"roman": "katarelagorcel",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "կատարելագործել"
},
{
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "zargacʻnel",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "զարգացնել"
},
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"code": "ast",
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"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "ameyorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "meyorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "av",
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"roman": "lˢikʼlˢizabize",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "лъикӏлъизабизе"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "yaxşilaşdirmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "təkmilləşdirmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "mükəmməlləşdirmək"
},
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"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "hobetu"
},
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"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "paljapšácʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
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],
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "paljépšycʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
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"perfective"
],
"word": "пале́пшыць"
},
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"code": "br",
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"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "gwellaat"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podobrjávam",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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"sense": "to make something better",
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"sense": "to make something better",
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],
"word": "усъвърше́нствам"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "millorar"
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{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gǎishàn",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "改善"
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{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tígāo",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "提高"
},
{
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"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "gwellhe"
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{
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zlepšovat"
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"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
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"sense": "to make something better",
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"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "vylepšit"
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{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "da",
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"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "forbedre"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "beter maken"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "verbeteren"
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{
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"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "plibonigi"
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{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "parantaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "améliorer"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "amender"
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{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "mellorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "aumǯobesebs",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "აუმჯობესებს"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "verbessern"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "bōtjan",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "veltióno",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "βελτιώνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "shippér",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "שיפר \\ שִׁפֵּר"
},
{
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"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sudharnā",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "सुधरना"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "javít"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "tökéletesít"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "bonigar"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "parentaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "meliorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "leasaigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "cuir feabhas ar"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "migliorare"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "perfezionare"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "fare migliorie"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"alt": "かいりょうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kairyō suru",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "改良する"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"alt": "かいぜんする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kaizen suru",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "改善する"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"alt": "よくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yoku suru",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "良くする"
},
{
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gaeseonhada",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "개선하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "meliorem facio"
},
{
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "podobruva",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "подобрува"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "podobri",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "подобри"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "whakapai"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "whakawhanake"
},
{
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"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "urekeɓesha"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "amender"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "forbedre"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "amelhorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "æþelian"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "wayyeessuu"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"alt": "fæx°yzdær kænyn",
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "фӕхуыздӕр кӕнын"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "behbud dâdan",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "بهبود دادن"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "poprawiać"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "poprawić"
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"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ulepszać"
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{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "ulepszyć"
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"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "polepszać"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "polepszyć"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "usprawniać"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "usprawnić"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "melhorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "îmbunătăți"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "meglierar"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ulučšátʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "улучша́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ulúčšitʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "улу́чшить"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soveršénstvovatʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "соверше́нствовать"
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"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
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"roman": "naláditʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
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],
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{
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"sense": "to make something better",
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],
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"imperfective"
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"sense": "to make something better",
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"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
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"perfective"
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"imperfective"
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"perfective"
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"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
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{
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{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
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"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
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"sense": "to make something better",
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"imperfective"
],
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{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
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"perfective"
],
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"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "mejorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "perfeccionar"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "embonar"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "förbättra"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "pagandahin"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "ayusin"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpràp-bprung",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "ปรับปรุง"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "düzeltmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polípšuvaty",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "полі́пшувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
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"roman": "polípšyty",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "полі́пшити"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
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"roman": "pokráščuvaty",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "покра́щувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pokráščyty",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "покра́щити"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "cải thiện"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "cải tiến"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "gudükumön"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "gwella"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 37 4 1 2",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "farbesern",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "פֿאַרבעסערן"
}
]
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{
"text": "I have improved since taking the tablets.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "The error messages have improved since the last version, when they were incomprehensible.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 41:",
"text": "“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”",
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],
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],
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"code": "ase",
"lang": "American Sign Language",
"note": "B@TipForearm-PalmBack B@Forearm-PalmBack B@BaseForearm-PalmBack",
"sense": "to become better"
},
{
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "taḥassana",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "تَحَسَّنَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "lavanal",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "լավանալ"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "barelavvel",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "բարելավվել"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "hy",
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"sense": "to become better",
"word": "զարգանալ"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "ast",
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"sense": "to become better",
"word": "ameyorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "ast",
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"sense": "to become better",
"word": "meyorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "az",
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"sense": "to become better",
"word": "yaxşılaşmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "az",
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"sense": "to become better",
"word": "təkmilləşmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "mükəmməlləşmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "be",
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"roman": "paljapšácca",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пале́пшыцца"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podobrjávam se",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"roman": "podobrjá se",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
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],
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{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"sense": "to become better",
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{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gǎishàn",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "改善"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"roman": "tígāo",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "提高"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"roman": "xiàngshàng",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "向上"
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{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"sense": "to become better",
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"imperfective"
],
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{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"sense": "to become better",
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],
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{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to become better",
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],
"word": "vylepšovat se"
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{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vylepšit se"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "forbedre sig"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "beteren"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
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"sense": "to become better",
"word": "parantua"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "s’améliorer"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "mellorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "sich verbessern"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "veltiónomai",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "βελτιώνομαι"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hishtapér",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "הִשְׁתַּפֵּר"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "gyógyul"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "javul"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "meggyógyul"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "megjavul"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "rendbe jön"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "talpra áll"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "pareta"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "mukahua"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "téigh i bhfeabhas"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "migliorare"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "stare meglio"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "riprendersi"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"alt": "こうてんする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōten suru",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "好転する"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"alt": "よくなる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yoku naru",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "良くなる"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gaeseondoeda",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "개선되다"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "melior fio"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "melius fio"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "se podobruva",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "се подобрува"
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{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "se podobri",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "се подобри"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "forbedre seg"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "fooyyessuu"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "behbud yâftan",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "بهبود یافتن"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "poprawiać się"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "poprawić się"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "melhorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "allinyay"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "a se îmbunătăți"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ulučšátʹsja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "улучша́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ulúčšitʹsja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "улу́чшиться"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popravljátʹsja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поправля́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poprávitʹsja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "попра́виться"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naláživatʹsja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "нала́живаться"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naláditʹsja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "нала́диться"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "побољша́вати се"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "побо̀љшати се"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "poboljšávati se"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "pobòljšati se"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zlepšovať sa"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zlepšiť sa"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "vylepšovať sa"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vylepšiť sa"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "izboljševati se"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "izboljšati se"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "mejorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "boresha"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "bli bättre"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "förbättras"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 74 2 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "iyileştirmek"
},
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"text": "Painting the woodwork will improve this house.",
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"ref": "2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:",
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"text": "I have improved since taking the tablets.",
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"text": "The error messages have improved since the last version, when they were incomprehensible.",
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"ref": "1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 41:",
"text": "“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”",
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"ref": "1528 October 12 (Gregorian calendar), William Tyndale, “[Of the Sacramentes.] Of Order.”, in The Obediẽce of a Christen Man […], [Antwerp]: [Johannes Hoochstraten], →OCLC, folios xciij, recto – xciij, verso:",
"text": "One ſayth this and a nother that / but can not agre. Nether can any of them make ſo ſtronge a reaſon vvhich a nother can not improve.",
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"ref": "1528 October 12 (Gregorian calendar), William Tyndale, “The .IIIJ. Senses of yͤ Scripture”, in The Obediẽce of a Christen Man […], [Antwerp]: [Johannes Hoochstraten], →OCLC, folio cxlix, recto:",
"text": "[W]hen he reherſed his preachinge and his doynges vnto the hye Apoſtles / they coulde improve no thinge […]",
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"ref": "[1611?], Homer, “Book X”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volume I, London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC, page 218:",
"text": "You would improve his negligence, too oft to ease retir’d: […]",
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"ref": "a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). The Reward of Honouring God”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:",
"text": "We shall especially honour God, by discharging faithfully those offices which God hath entrusted us with: by improving diligently those talents which God hath committed to us",
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"ref": "1711 July 18 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “SATURDAY, July 7, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 111; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC, page 96:",
"text": "[A] hint that I do not remember to have seen opened and improved […]",
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"ref": "1715, Isaac Watts, Against Idleness and Mischief:",
"text": "How doth the little busy bee / Improve each shining hour.",
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"ref": "1768, William Blackstone, “Of Judgment, and It’s Incidents”, in Commentaries on the Laws of England, book III (Of Private Wrongs), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 392:",
"text": "[T]he court has alſo an opportunity, which it ſeldom fails to improve, […]",
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"text": "March 7, 1778, George Washington, letter\nTrue policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to improve the occasion."
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"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "verbeter"
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"sense": "to make something better",
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"note": "B@TipForearm-PalmBack B@Forearm-PalmBack B@BaseForearm-PalmBack",
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"word": "բարելավել"
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "lavacʻnel",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "լավացնել"
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "katarelagorcel",
"sense": "to make something better",
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"sense": "to make something better",
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"code": "az",
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"sense": "to make something better",
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{
"code": "az",
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"sense": "to make something better",
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{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make something better",
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"code": "eu",
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "paljapšácʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
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"sense": "to make something better",
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"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "to make something better",
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podobrjávam",
"sense": "to make something better",
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"sense": "to make something better",
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"roman": "usǎvǎršénstvam",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
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"word": "усъвърше́нствам"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "millorar"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gǎishàn",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "改善"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tígāo",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "提高"
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{
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "gwellhe"
},
{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to make something better",
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],
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "forbedre"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "beter maken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "verbeteren"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "plibonigi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "parantaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "améliorer"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "amender"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "mellorar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "aumǯobesebs",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "აუმჯობესებს"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "verbessern"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "bōtjan",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "veltióno",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "βελτιώνω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "shippér",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "שיפר \\ שִׁפֵּר"
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{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sudharnā",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "सुधरना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "javít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "tökéletesít"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "bonigar"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "parentaa"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "meliorar"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "leasaigh"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "cuir feabhas ar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "migliorare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "perfezionare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "fare migliorie"
},
{
"alt": "かいりょうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kairyō suru",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "改良する"
},
{
"alt": "かいぜんする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kaizen suru",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "改善する"
},
{
"alt": "よくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yoku suru",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "良くする"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gaeseonhada",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "개선하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "meliorem facio"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "podobruva",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "подобрува"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "podobri",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "подобри"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "whakapai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "whakawhanake"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "urekeɓesha"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "amender"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "forbedre"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "amelhorar"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "æþelian"
},
{
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "wayyeessuu"
},
{
"alt": "fæx°yzdær kænyn",
"code": "os",
"lang": "Ossetian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "фӕхуыздӕр кӕнын"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "behbud dâdan",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "بهبود دادن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "poprawiać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "poprawić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ulepszać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ulepszyć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "polepszać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "polepszyć"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "usprawniać"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "usprawnić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "melhorar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "îmbunătăți"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "meglierar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ulučšátʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "улучша́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ulúčšitʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "улу́чшить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soveršénstvovatʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "соверше́нствовать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naláditʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "нала́дить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popravljátʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поправля́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poprávitʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "попра́вить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naláživatʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "нала́живать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naláditʹ",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "нала́дить"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "побољша́вати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
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"perfective"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "poboljšávati"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
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"word": "pobòljšati"
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{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zlepšovať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zlepšiť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "vylepšovať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vylepšiť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "izboljševati"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "izboljšati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "mejorar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "perfeccionar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "embonar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "förbättra"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "pagandahin"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "ayusin"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpràp-bprung",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "ปรับปรุง"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "düzeltmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polípšuvaty",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "полі́пшувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polípšyty",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "полі́пшити"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pokráščuvaty",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "покра́щувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pokráščyty",
"sense": "to make something better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "покра́щити"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "cải thiện"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "cải tiến"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "gudükumön"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "gwella"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "farbesern",
"sense": "to make something better",
"word": "פֿאַרבעסערן"
},
{
"code": "ase",
"lang": "American Sign Language",
"note": "B@TipForearm-PalmBack B@Forearm-PalmBack B@BaseForearm-PalmBack",
"sense": "to become better"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "taḥassana",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "تَحَسَّنَ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "lavanal",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "լավանալ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "barelavvel",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "բարելավվել"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "zarganal",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "զարգանալ"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "ameyorar"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "meyorar"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "yaxşılaşmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "təkmilləşmək"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "mükəmməlləşmək"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "paljapšácca",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "паляпша́цца"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "paljépšycca",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пале́пшыцца"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podobrjávam se",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "подобря́вам се"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podobrjá se",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "подобря́ се"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "millorar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gǎishàn",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "改善"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tígāo",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "提高"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiàngshàng",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "向上"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zlepšovat se"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zlepšit se"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "vylepšovat se"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vylepšit se"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "forbedre sig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "beteren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "parantua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "s’améliorer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "mellorar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "sich verbessern"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "veltiónomai",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "βελτιώνομαι"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hishtapér",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "הִשְׁתַּפֵּר"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "gyógyul"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "javul"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "meggyógyul"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "megjavul"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "rendbe jön"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "talpra áll"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "pareta"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "mukahua"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "téigh i bhfeabhas"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "migliorare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "stare meglio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "riprendersi"
},
{
"alt": "こうてんする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōten suru",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "好転する"
},
{
"alt": "よくなる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yoku naru",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "良くなる"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gaeseondoeda",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "개선되다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "melior fio"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "melius fio"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "se podobruva",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "се подобрува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "se podobri",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "се подобри"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "forbedre seg"
},
{
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "fooyyessuu"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "behbud yâftan",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "بهبود یافتن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "poprawiać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "poprawić się"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "melhorar"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "allinyay"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "a se îmbunătăți"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ulučšátʹsja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "улучша́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ulúčšitʹsja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "улу́чшиться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "popravljátʹsja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поправля́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poprávitʹsja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "попра́виться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naláživatʹsja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "нала́живаться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naláditʹsja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "нала́диться"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "побољша́вати се"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "побо̀љшати се"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "poboljšávati se"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "pobòljšati se"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zlepšovať sa"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "zlepšiť sa"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "vylepšovať sa"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vylepšiť sa"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "izboljševati se"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "izboljšati se"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "mejorar"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "boresha"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "bli bättre"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "förbättras"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "iyileştirmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polípšuvatysja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "полі́пшуватися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polípšytysja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "полі́пшитися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pokráščuvatysja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "покра́щуватися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pokráščytysja",
"sense": "to become better",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "покра́щитися"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "cải thiện"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "gudikumön"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to become better",
"word": "gwella"
}
],
"word": "improve"
}
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