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Showing words for IMPROVING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Improving

improving

7 Letter Words for Improving

invigor, mirving, priming, proving, romping

6 Letter Words for Improving

imping, improv, miring, moping, morvin, moving, nigori, origin, pirogi, poring, proign, riming, riping, riving, roping, roving, virgin, viring, virino, virion

5 Letter Words for Improving

gipon, giron, givin, grimp, groin, imino, inorg, iring, minor, mirin, morin, oping, orpin, piing, pingo, pirog, primi, primo, prion, proin, prong, rimpi, vigor, virgo, viron

4 Letter Words for Improving

gimp, giri, girn, giro, gorm, gorp, grim, grin, grip, impi, impv, ingo, inro, iron, ivin, ming, mini, mino, miri, miro, mirv, moir, mong, morg, morn, niog, noir, nori, norm, omni, orig, ping, pino, pion, pirn, pong, porn, prig, prim, prin, prio, priv, prog, prom, pron, prov, ring, rivo, roin, romp, rong, vino

3 Letter Words for Improving

gim, gin, gio, gnp, goi, gon, gop, gor, gov, gpm, gro, ign, imi, imo, imp, ing, inv, ion, ipm, ipo, ipr, mgr, mig, min, mir, mog, moi, mon, mop, mor, mpg, mri, mvp, nig, nim, nip, nog, nom, nor, nov, oii, oni, opv, org, pig, pin, pir, poi, pom, pon, por, prn, pro, rig, rim, rin, rio, rip, riv, rog, roi, rom, ron, rpm, vig, vii, vim, vin, vip, vog, von, vor

Definitions for Improving

[1] to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
[2] to make (land) more useful, profitable, or valuable by enclosure, cultivation, etc.
[3] to increase the value of (real property) by betterments, as the construction of buildings and sewers.
[4] to make good use of; turn to account: He improved the stopover by seeing a client with offices there.
[5] to increase in value, excellence, etc.; become better: The military situation is improving.
[6] 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.
[7] to make or become better in quality; ameliorate
[8] (tr) to make (buildings, land, etc) more valuable by additions or betterment
[9] (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to achieve a better standard or quality in comparison (with) to improve on last year's crop
[10] on the improve Australian informal improving

Words related to Improving

improvedeveloping, fixing, remodeling, bettering, elaborating, convalescent

Words nearby Improving

improveimproper integral, improperia, impropriate, impropriety, improv, improve, improve on, improvement, improver, improvident, improvisation

Origin of Improving

e1425–75; 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

Other words from Improving

im·prov·a·ble , adjective
im·prov·a·bil·i·ty , im·prov·a·ble·ness , noun
im·prov·a·bly , adverb
im·prov·ing·ly , adverb
pre·im·prove , verb (used with object), pre·im·proved, pre·im·prov·ing.
qua·si-im·proved , adjective
su·per·im·proved , adjective
well-im·proved , adjective

Word origin for Improving

eC16: from Anglo-French emprouer to turn to profit, from en prou into profit, from prou profit, from Late Latin prōde beneficial, from Latin prōdesse to be advantageous, from pro- 1 + esse to be

Synonyms for Improving

developing, bettering, correcting, elaborating, fixing, remodeling, repairing, convalescent