Collocations for improve - verb
ADVERB
considerably,
dramatically,
drastically,
greatly,
immeasurably,
immensely,
materially,
radically,
really,
remarkably,
significantly,
substantially,
tremendously,
vastly
The situation has improved dramatically during the last few months.
This legislation will vastly improve the quality of life of New Zealanders.
The situation has improved dramatically during the last few months.
This legislation will vastly improve the quality of life of New Zealanders.
markedly,
noticeably
My ability to read French has improved markedly.
My ability to read French has improved markedly.
measurably
certainly, definitely
potentially
marginally, modestly, slightly, somewhat
ultimately
quickly, rapidly
gradually, slowly, steadily
consistently, constantly, continually, continuously
generally
Working and living conditions have generally improved.
certainly, definitely
potentially
marginally, modestly, slightly, somewhat
ultimately
quickly, rapidly
gradually, slowly, steadily
consistently, constantly, continually, continuously
generally
Working and living conditions have generally improved.
VERB + improve
continue to
The weather should continue to improve over the weekend.
The weather should continue to improve over the weekend.
strive to,
try to
They are trying to improve the working conditionsin their factories.
They are trying to improve the working conditionsin their factories.
help to
be designed to
be designed to
PHRASES
aimed at improving sth
measures aimed at improving government efficiency
measures aimed at improving government efficiency
an attempt to improve sth,
an effort to improve sth
an incentive to improve sth
Workers need to be given an incentive to improve their performance.
an incentive to improve sth
Workers need to be given an incentive to improve their performance.
much improved
We now offer a much improved service to our customers.
We now offer a much improved service to our customers.
new and improved
the new and improved version of the website
the new and improved version of the website
Improve is used with these nouns as the subject:
circumstance, condition, economy, fortune, health, hearing, mood, morale, patient, productivity, prospect, quality, rating, ratio, relation, reliability, sale, service, situation, symptom, temper, thing, weather
circumstance, condition, economy, fortune, health, hearing, mood, morale, patient, productivity, prospect, quality, rating, ratio, relation, reliability, sale, service, situation, symptom, temper, thing, weather
Improve is used with these nouns as the object:
ability, accountability, accuracy, amenity, appearance, atmosphere, attendance, balance, balance sheet, base, capability, chance, circulation, clarity, climate, command, communication, condition, confidence, consistency, control, cooperation, coordination, defence, delivery, design, detection, digestion, economy, education, effectiveness, efficiency, endurance, environment, facility, finance, fitness, flavour, flexibility, flow, footwork, fortune, fundamentals, game, grade, handling, health, image, knowledge, level, liaison, likelihood, literacy, management, manuscript, margin, marketing, method, mood, morale, motivation, neighbourhood, nutrition, odds, outlook, penetration, per cent, perception, performance, point, posture, practice, precision, production, productivity, profile, profitability, prospect, quality, rate, rating, ratio, record, recovery, relation, relationship, reliability, reputation, return, safety, score, security, service, situation, skill, soil, spelling, squad, stability, stamina, standard, standing, status, strength, supervision, survival, symptom, system, taste, technique, technology, temper, tolerance, understanding, utility, ventilation, viability, visibility, vision, welfare, well-being, writing
ability, accountability, accuracy, amenity, appearance, atmosphere, attendance, balance, balance sheet, base, capability, chance, circulation, clarity, climate, command, communication, condition, confidence, consistency, control, cooperation, coordination, defence, delivery, design, detection, digestion, economy, education, effectiveness, efficiency, endurance, environment, facility, finance, fitness, flavour, flexibility, flow, footwork, fortune, fundamentals, game, grade, handling, health, image, knowledge, level, liaison, likelihood, literacy, management, manuscript, margin, marketing, method, mood, morale, motivation, neighbourhood, nutrition, odds, outlook, penetration, per cent, perception, performance, point, posture, practice, precision, production, productivity, profile, profitability, prospect, quality, rate, rating, ratio, record, recovery, relation, relationship, reliability, reputation, return, safety, score, security, service, situation, skill, soil, spelling, squad, stability, stamina, standard, standing, status, strength, supervision, survival, symptom, system, taste, technique, technology, temper, tolerance, understanding, utility, ventilation, viability, visibility, vision, welfare, well-being, writing