require improvement in English

Forms: requires improvement [present, singular, third-person], requiring improvement [participle, present], required improvement [participle, past], required improvement [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} require improvement (third-person singular simple present requires improvement, present participle requiring improvement, simple past and past participle required improvement)

Inflected forms

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"require improvement" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms