"improved" meaning in English

See improved in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪmˈpɹuːvd/ Audio: en-us-improved.ogg [US] Forms: more improved [comparative], most improved [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːvd Head templates: {{en-adj}} improved (comparative more improved, superlative most improved)
  1. That has been made better; enhanced. Synonyms: ameliorated, bettered, enhanced, improved, meliorated, potentiated Hypernyms: altered, changed Hyponyms: overimproved, underimproved, bolstered, braced, reinforced, secured, strengthened Related terms: improve Translations (that has been made better): paranneltu (Finnish), amélioré (French), verbessert (German), migliorato (Italian), forbedret (Norwegian Bokmål), melhorado (Portuguese), îmbunătățit (Romanian), улу́чшенный (ulúčšennyj) (Russian), усоверше́нствованный (usoveršénstvovannyj) (Russian), mejorado (Spanish), förbättrad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-improved-en-adj-1CneQ3~5

Verb

IPA: /ɪmˈpɹuːvd/ Audio: en-us-improved.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -uːvd Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} improved
  1. simple past and past participle of improve Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: improve
    Sense id: en-improved-en-verb-n1mioqrK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70

Alternative forms

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