Used in a Sentence

improved

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for improved.

Editorial note

It still has rough spots, but my experience is vastly improved over what it was 1.5 years ago.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

That has been made better; enhanced.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of improved gathered in one view.

adjective

That has been made better; enhanced.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for improved.

Example sentences

1

It still has rough spots, but my experience is vastly improved over what it was 1.5 years ago.

2

> Hopefully the taste has improved Yeah, to me the powder is absolutely wretched tasting on its own without adding stuff.

3

Google delivered a good service from the first day, which was not improved so much since them.

4

A third-party study showed 36% of NoRedInkers improved 2+ grade levels on their MAP scores!

5

The DC government, while still terrible, has vastly improved in the last decade, so much so that it's not even recognizable.

6

Can you provide evidence that Reagan's tax rate cuts actually improved revenues?

7

It improved upon elements from the gdipp project in many ways.

8

This has happened more frequently in recent years, possibly because of my improved Vim-fu (still a mediocre user I am sure).

9

So both productivity and portability get improved while I am having fun learning new things.

10

There's probably a PhD waiting for someone who can write up a thorough survey of the effects of improved heating and lighting on relationships and sexuality.

11

Screen resolution has improved somewhat, lately, but new machines feel just like old ones when it comes to performance, and that definitely was not the case from 1985-2005.

12

Hopefully the taste has improved, as well.

Quote examples

1

The "Filtering Data" example at the very bottom of this page [1] could be improved a bit.

2

I don't know about "they'll never." If excellent tools are developed and freely distributed and improved, why couldn't there be a kind of co-op renaissance?

3

It was a ridiculous project, they had an India team that took the "just like Etsy" wording so literally that if I designed a screen that didn't look & function 100% identical to Etsy (ie: I improved it) they would have a hissy-fit.

4

"That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3." Similarly, this comment could be shortened (and considerably improved) by deleting the above sentence.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use improved in a sentence?

It still has rough spots, but my experience is vastly improved over what it was 1.5 years ago.

What does improved mean?

That has been made better; enhanced.

What part of speech is improved?

improved is commonly used as adjective.