improve

To make or become better; to increase the quality, performance, or condition of something.

• improvement/ɪmˈpruːvmənt/(n)改善；进步
• improved/ɪmˈpruːvd/(adj)改善的
• improvable/ɪmˈpruːvəbəl/(adj)可改善的

• improve performance
• significantly improve
• improve outcomes
• areas for improvement
• improve efficiency
• continuous improvement

1. 1.The programme led to measurable improvements in literacy rates within three years of being introduced.
2. 2.Feedback is only useful if the recipient has the will and the tools to improve on the basis of it.

• enhance/ɪnˈhɑːns/— increase quality
• refine/rɪˈfaɪn/— improve through small changes
• advance/ədˈvɑːns/— develop further

from Anglo-French "emprower" = to turn to profit, from "em-" + "prou" (profit)