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# improvement

noun (an improvement, improvements)

«improvement» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The act of getting better or making something better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvement/#m1)
2. A change or addition that makes something better (home improvements). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvement/#m2)
3. The amount by which something has become better (an improvement of 10 marks). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvement/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school reports and maths problems about scores (his score went from 12 to 18, an improvement of 6). In everyday life, home improvements, health improvements. Phrases: «a big improvement», «room for improvement», «an improvement on», «show improvement».

### Examples

- Your handwriting shows a big improvement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvement/#x1)
- Her test score went from 60 to 75, an improvement of 15 marks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvement/#x2)
- There is still room for improvement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvement/#x3)
- The new park is an improvement on the old one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvement/#x4)
- Dad is doing some home improvements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvement/#x5)
- The doctor saw an improvement in Grandpa's health. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvement/#x6)
- You have many ships built by learned men, with all sorts of new and clever improvements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvement/#x7)

### Note

Countable and uncountable. Verb «improve». In maths: improvement = new value − old value (75 − 60 = 15); for times in a race, an improvement means a SMALLER time (12 seconds to 10 seconds is an improvement of 2 seconds).

## In Jewish tradition

In school reports and maths problems about scores (his score went from 12 to 18, an improvement of 6). In everyday life, home improvements, health improvements. Phrases: «a big improvement», «room for improvement», «an improvement on», «show improvement».

### Examples

- Israel Davidson for suggesting a few improvements. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/improvement/#x1)

### Note

Countable and uncountable. Verb «improve». In maths: improvement = new value − old value (75 − 60 = 15); for times in a race, an improvement means a SMALLER time (12 seconds to 10 seconds is an improvement of 2 seconds).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «improvement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/improvement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«improvement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/improvement.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «improvement» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/improvement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«improvement» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/improvement.html) on Mova free.