{
  "pronunciations": {
    "phonetic": "\u026am\u02c8pruv",
    "listenurl": "/var/www/html/blab/mp3/dic/improve.mp3",
    "transkor": "\uac1c\uc120\ud558\ub2e4"
  },
  "meansorg": [
    {
      "type": "Verb",
      "etymologies": "early 16th century (as emprowe or improwe): from Anglo-Norman French emprower (based on Old French prou \u2018profit\u2019, ultimately from Latin prodest \u2018is of advantage\u2019); -owe was changed to -ove under the influence of prove. The original sense was \u2018make a profit, increase the value of\u2019; subsequently \u2018make greater in amount or degree\u2019",
      "definitions": "make or become better",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "make better"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "better"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "ameliorate"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "upgrade"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "refine"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "enhance"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "boost"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "build on"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "help"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "raise"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "revamp"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "brush up"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "polish up"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "perk up"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "tweak"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "get better"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "become better"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "advance"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "progress"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "develop"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        "we\u2019ve used technology to improve relations with customers",
        "his condition improved after glass was removed from his arm"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "meanskor": [
    {
      "type": "\ub3d9\uc0ac",
      "etymologies": "16\uc138\uae30 \ucd08: \uc575\uae00\ub85c-\ub178\ub974\ub9cc \ud504\ub791\uc2a4 \uc5e0\ud504\ub7ec\uac70(\uace0\ub300 \ud504\ub791\uc2a4\uc5b4 \ud504\ub8e8 '\uc774\uc775'\uc744 \uae30\ubc18\uc73c\ub85c, \uad81\uadf9\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \ub77c\ud2f4\uc5b4 \ud504\ub8e8\uc2a4\ud2b8\uac00 '\uc774\uc775'\uc774\ub2e4); -owe\ub294 \uc99d\uba85\uc758 \uc601\ud5a5\uc73c\ub85c -ove\ub85c \ubcc0\uacbd\ub418\uc5c8\ub2e4. \uc6d0\ub798 \uc758\ubbf8\ub294 '\uc774\uc775\uc744 \uc5bb\uace0, \uac00\uce58\ub97c \ub192\uc778\ub2e4'; \uadf8 \ub2e4\uc74c\uc5d0\ub294 '\uae08\uc561\uc774\ub098 \uc815\ub3c4\uc5d0\uc11c \ub354 \ud06c\uac8c \ub9cc\ub4e0\ub2e4'\uc600\ub2e4.",
      "definitions": "\uc88b\uc544\uc9c0\uac70\ub098 \uc88b\uc544\uc9c0\ub2e4",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "make better"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "better"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "ameliorate"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "upgrade"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "refine"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "enhance"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "boost"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "build on"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "help"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "raise"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "revamp"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "brush up"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "polish up"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "perk up"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "tweak"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "get better"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "become better"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "advance"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "progress"
        },
        {
          "language": "en",
          "text": "develop"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        "\uace0\uac1d\uacfc\uc758 \uad00\uacc4\ub97c \uac1c\uc120\ud558\uae30 \uc704\ud574 \uae30\uc220\uc744 \uc0ac\uc6a9\ud588\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4.",
        "\uadf8\uc758 \ud314\uc5d0\uc11c \uc720\ub9ac\uac00 \uc81c\uac70\ub41c \ud6c4 \uadf8\uc758 \uc0c1\ud0dc\ub294 \uc88b\uc544\uc84c\ub2e4."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "allphrases": [],
  "arrphraseskor": []
}