verb · neutral

enhance

UK/ɪnˈhɑːns/US/ɪnˈhæns/en·HANCE

Band 6-7task2speaking

to improve or increase the quality, value, or extent of something

Examples

The new lighting will greatly enhance the appearance of the building.

Training programmes can enhance employees' communication skills.

Diet and exercise both enhance overall health.

Band 8 sentence

Targeted investment in teacher training would enhance instructional quality across the region.

Collocations

  • enhance performance/ability/value
  • significantly/slightly enhance

Word family

enhancement nounenhanced adj

Common mistakes

make enhancement tomake enhancements to / enhance

enhance the understanding aboutenhance understanding of

Say it for a higher band

5improve6boost7+enhance

Synonyms

improve

boost

Easily confused

improve

Policies to improve air quality must be enforced at the local level.

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