to improve conditions

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• improve — im‧prove [ɪmˈpruːv] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] FINANCE if shares, prices etc improve by a particular amount, they rise by that amount: • Jaguar improved 21p, closing at 665p. improve by • Hungary s dollar current account improved by a… …   Financial and business terms

• improve — improvable, adj. improvability, improvableness, n. improvably, adv. improvingly, adv. /im proohv /, v., improved, improving. v.t. 1. to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health. 2. to make (land)… …   Universalium

• improve — 1 Improve, better, help, ameliorate are comparable when denoting to mend or correct in part or in some de gree. Improve, the general term, and better, more vigorous and homely, apply both to objects and to states or conditions that are not of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• improve — im•prove [[t]ɪmˈpruv[/t]] v. proved, prov•ing 1) to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition; make better: improving one s health[/ex] 2) to make (land) more useful, profitable, or valuable by enclosure, cultivation, etc 3) to increase… …   From formal English to slang

• improve — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, dramatically, drastically, greatly, immeasurably, immensely, materially, radically, really, remarkably, sign …   Collocations dictionary

• improve — im|prove1 [ ım pruv ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to make something better: Our main objective is to improve educational standards. A light airy sunroom greatly improves the quality of life for residents. a ) improve yourself to make yourself a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• improve — I UK [ɪmˈpruːv] / US [ɪmˈpruv] verb Word forms improve : present tense I/you/we/they improve he/she/it improves present participle improving past tense improved past participle improved *** 1) [transitive] to make something better Our main… …   English dictionary

• conditions — A term used by lenders and credit analysts to describe the background or underlying economic and industry circumstances affecting a business. American Banker Glossary * * * conditions ► [plural] the situation that someone lives or works in, or… …   Financial and business terms

• improve — verb (improved; improving) Etymology: Middle English improuen, emprouen, from Anglo French emprouer to make profit from, from French en + pru, prou advantage, from Late Latin prode more at proud Date: circa 1529 transitive verb 1. archaic employ …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions — Infobox European Union agency name=Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions x = 39 y = 113 location= Dublin, Ireland pillar=European Communities signdate= establish=1975 director=Jorma Karppinen website=… …   Wikipedia

• Gluten-sensitive enteropathy associated conditions — Gluten sensitive enteropathy (GSE) has key symptoms typically restricted to the bowel and associated tissues, however there are a wide variety of associated conditions. These include bowel disorders (diarrhoea, constipation, irritable bowel),… …   Wikipedia