improvement meaning

improvement means making something better or enhancing its quality.

improvement :

betterment, enhancement

noun

▪ The company saw significant improvement in sales this year.

▪ The company noticed that sales got much better this year.

▪ Regular practice leads to improvement in language skills.

▪ Practicing regularly makes your language skills better.

paraphrasing

▪ betterment – improvement

▪ enhancement – improvement

improvement

Pronunciation

improvement [ɪmˈpruːvmənt]

The stress is on 'prove' and sounds like 'im-PROOV-ment'.

Common phrases and grammar about improvement

improvement - Common meaning

noun
betterment, enhancement

Part of Speech Changes for "improvement"

▪ improve (verb) – to make better

▪ improved (adjective) – made better

Common Expressions with "improvement"

▪ significant improvement – a big bettering

▪ continuous improvement – ongoing bettering

▪ noticeable improvement – clear bettering

▪ make an improvement – to make something better


Important examples of improvement in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, improvement is often used to denote a positive change or enhancement.

▪The recent improvement in customer service pleased the manager.
▪Better customer service made the manager happy.

Example of a confusing word: impairment (a reduction in ability)

▪The recent impairment in customer service pleased the manager.
▪The recent reduction in customer service pleased the manager.
"Improvement" refers to a positive change or enhancement, making something better. In the sentence, "The recent improvement in customer service pleased the manager," the use of "improvement" is correct and conveys a positive outcome. "Impairment," however, means a reduction in ability or quality, which is the opposite of improvement. Using "impairment" in this context is grammatically incorrect and contradicts the intended positive meaning. Therefore, "improvement" is the correct choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC grammar questions, improvement is used as a noun and may be subject or object in sentences.

▪They noticed an improvement after the training.
▪They saw better results after the training.

improvement

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

continuous improvement

'ongoing bettering', used in discussions about ongoing processes.

▪The company implements continuous improvement to enhance productivity.
▪The company keeps improving to work better.

drive for improvement

means 'motivation to make things better', used when discussing goals.

▪She has a strong drive for improvement in her work.
▪She is very motivated to make her work better.

Differences between similar words and improvement

improvement

,

betterment

differences

improvement refers to making something better in general, while betterment often refers to the process or state of being better.

improvement
▪They saw significant improvement in their performance.
▪They saw significant betterment in their performance.
betterment
▪They saw their performance get much better.
▪They saw their performance become better.

improvement

,

enhancement

differences

improvement refers to making something better overall, while enhancement often means adding to something to make it better.

improvement
▪They made an improvement to the system.
▪They made the system better by adding new features.
enhancement
▪They enhanced the system with new features.
▪They made the system better by adding new features.

Words with the same origin as improvement

The origin of improvement

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