noun · academic
improvement
/ɪmˈpruːvmənt/im·PROVE·ment
the act of making something better or the state of being improved
Examples
“There has been a marked improvement in air quality since the new regulations.”
“She showed great improvement in her English during the course.”
“The government invested in road improvement to reduce traffic accidents.”
Band 8 sentence
“While short-term gains are visible, sustained improvement requires investment in education and infrastructure.”
Collocations
- marked improvement
- continuous improvement
- show improvement
Word family
Common mistakes
many improvement→many improvements / much improvement
I have improve→I have improved / I improved
improvment→improvement
Say it for a higher band
5better→6progress→7+improvement
Synonyms
progress
advancement
Easily confused
development
“The new curriculum led to clear improvements in students' exam results.”
progress
“Students have made good progress this term.”
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