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improved

[ US /ˌɪmˈpɹuvd/ ]
[ UK /ɪmpɹˈuːvd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
    an improved breed
    new houses are springing up on an improved tract of land near the river
  2. become or made better in quality
    an improved viewfinder
    was proud of his improved grades
  3. (of land) made ready for development or agriculture by clearing of trees and brush
    improved farmlands

How To Use improved In A Sentence

  • His posture improved so much that his clothes no longer fit.
  • Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.
  • Conditions have improved considerably over the past few years.
  • The committee have passed a resolution that conditions ( should ) be improved.
  • Pasture lands and meadow lands are often greatly improved by replowing and harrowing in order to break up the turf that forms and to admit air more freely into the soil. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition
  • Improved rail transport is essential for business.
  • Advances in technology have improved crop yields by over 30%.
  • We did it because we believed we improved our hockey club.
  • By mid 1843 matters had improved and many of the settlers had cattle, sown a crop and found time, money and labour to build substantial houses.
  • The Dominican Republic's mountainous interior and long stretches of unimproved roads make for perfect fat-tire odysseys.
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