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improved
(encz) | improved,vylepšený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
improved
(encz) | improved,zlepšený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Improved
(gcide) | Improve \Im*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Improved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Improving.] [Pref. in- in + prove, in approve. See
Approve, Prove.]
1. To make better; to increase the value or good qualities
of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to improve
land. --Donne.
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I love not to improve the honor of the living by
impairing that of the dead. --Denham.
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2. To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to
turn to profitable account; to utilize; as, to improve
one's time; to improve his means. --Shak.
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We shall especially honor God by improving
diligently the talents which God hath committed to
us. --Barrow.
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A hint that I do not remember to have seen opened
and improved. --Addison.
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The court seldom fails to improve the opportunity.
--Blackstone.
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How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour. --I. Watts.
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Those moments were diligently improved. --Gibbon.
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True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion,
binds us to improve the occasion. --Washington.
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3. To advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; --
said with reference to what is bad. [R.]
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We all have, I fear, . . . not a little improved the
wretched inheritance of our ancestors. --Bp.
Porteus.
Syn: To better; meliorate; ameliorate; advance; heighten;
mend; correct; rectify; amend; reform.
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improved
(gcide) | improved \improved\ adj.
1. advanced to a more desirable or valuable or excellent
state. Opposite of unimproved. [Narrower terms: {built,
reinforced}; cleared, tilled ; {developed; {grade ;
graded, graveled ] Also See: {restored.
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2. changed for the better; as, her improved behavior.
Syn: amended.
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improved
(wn) | improved
adj 1: made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially
made ready for use or marketing; "new houses are
springing up on an improved tract of land near the
river"; "an improved breed" [ant: unimproved]
2: become or made better in quality; "was proud of his improved
grades"; "an improved viewfinder"
3: (of land) made ready for development or agriculture by
clearing of trees and brush; "improved farmlands" |
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improved goodwill clause
(encz) | improved goodwill clause, |
unimproved
(encz) | unimproved,nezlepšený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Improved
(gcide) | Improve \Im*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Improved; p. pr. &
vb. n. Improving.] [Pref. in- in + prove, in approve. See
Approve, Prove.]
1. To make better; to increase the value or good qualities
of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to improve
land. --Donne.
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I love not to improve the honor of the living by
impairing that of the dead. --Denham.
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2. To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to
turn to profitable account; to utilize; as, to improve
one's time; to improve his means. --Shak.
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We shall especially honor God by improving
diligently the talents which God hath committed to
us. --Barrow.
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A hint that I do not remember to have seen opened
and improved. --Addison.
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The court seldom fails to improve the opportunity.
--Blackstone.
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How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour. --I. Watts.
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Those moments were diligently improved. --Gibbon.
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True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion,
binds us to improve the occasion. --Washington.
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3. To advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; --
said with reference to what is bad. [R.]
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We all have, I fear, . . . not a little improved the
wretched inheritance of our ancestors. --Bp.
Porteus.
Syn: To better; meliorate; ameliorate; advance; heighten;
mend; correct; rectify; amend; reform.
[1913 Webster]improved \improved\ adj.
1. advanced to a more desirable or valuable or excellent
state. Opposite of unimproved. [Narrower terms: {built,
reinforced}; cleared, tilled ; {developed; {grade ;
graded, graveled ] Also See: {restored.
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2. changed for the better; as, her improved behavior.
Syn: amended.
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Unimproved
(gcide) | Unimproved \Un`im*proved"\, a.
1. Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in
knowledge, manners, or excellence.
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2. Not used; not employed; especially, not used or employed
for a valuable purpose; as, unimproved opportunities;
unimproved blessings. --Cowper.
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3. Not tilled, cultivated, or built upon; yielding no
revenue; as, unimproved land or soil.
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unimproved
(wn) | unimproved
adj 1: not made more desirable or valuable or profitable;
especially not made ready for use or marketing; "taxes on
unimproved land are low"; "unimproved dirt roads" [ant:
improved]
2: (of land) not cleared of trees and brush; in the wild or
natural state; "a farm with 50 acres of unimproved and 68
acres of improved land"; "unimproved woodlands" |
improved mercury autocode
(foldoc) | IMProved Mercury autocode
(IMP) A version of Autocode used to program the
Edinburgh Multi Access System (EMAS), one of the first
operating systems written in a high-level language,
apparently predating Unix.
Luis Damas' Prolog interpreter in IMP for EMAS led to
C-Prolog.
[Papers in J. British Computer Society].
(1996-04-07)
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vi improved
(foldoc) | Vi Improved
(VIM) (Previously "vi iMitation"), An improved
version of vi, available for many platforms. VIM allows
multiscreen editing, more flexible insert/command mode
handling, better C indentation and much more.
(http://vim.org/).
(1999-06-15)
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