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- [im-proov]
- /ɪmˈpruv/
- /ɪm.ˈpruː.vəbl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-proov]
- /ɪmˈpruv/
Definitions of improvable word
- verb with object improvable to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health. 1
- verb with object improvable to make (land) more useful, profitable, or valuable by enclosure, cultivation, etc. 1
- verb with object improvable to increase the value of (real property) by betterments, as the construction of buildings and sewers. 1
- verb with object improvable to make good use of; turn to account: He improved the stopover by seeing a client with offices there. 1
- verb without object improvable to increase in value, excellence, etc.; become better: The military situation is improving. 1
- verb without object improvable to make improvements, as by revision, addition, or change: None of the younger violinists have been able to improve on his interpretation of that work. 1
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Origin of improvable
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English improuen, emprouen < Anglo-French emprouer to turn (something) into profit, derivative of phrase en prou into profit, equivalent to en (see en-1) + prou, Old French prou, preu < Late Latin prōde (est), by reanalysis of Latin prōdest (it) is beneficial, of use, with prōde taken as a neuter noun (cf. proud); v by association with prove, approve
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Parts of speech for Improvable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
improvable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
improvable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for improvable
adj improvable
- amenable — If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it.
- capable — If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
- correctable — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- corrigible — capable of being corrected
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
adjective improvable
- healable — Receptive to treatment or cure.
- remediable — capable of being remedied.
- emendable — Capable of being emended, corrigible.
Antonyms for improvable
adj improvable
- incurable — not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
- unhelpable — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
verb with object improvable
- provable — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
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