Engelsk substantiv: improvement |
1. | improvement (om begivenhet) a change for the better; progress in development |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | advance, betterment |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | shift, transformation, transmutation |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | accommodation, adjustment, conservation, elaboration, fitting, preservation, recovery, refinement, resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification |
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2. | improvement (om handling) the act of improving something |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Their improvements increased the value of the property.
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | change of state |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | airing, amelioration, betterment, clarification, cleaning, cleansing, cleanup, clearing, correction, development, enhancement, enrichment, fix, fixing, fixture, humanisation, humanization, melioration, mend, mending, modernisation, modernization, optimisation, optimization, overhaul, perfection, rectification, redevelopment, reform, renovation, repair, reparation, self-improvement, self-reformation, stabilisation, stabilization, sweetening, tenderisation, tenderization, upgrade, upturn, ventilation |
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3. | improvement (om tilstand) a condition superior to an earlier condition |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The new school represents a great improvement.
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | melioration |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | condition, status |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | betterment, development, reformation, refurbishment, renovation, restoration |
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| Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | declination, decline |
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