verbessern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ameliorate verb To make a bad or unpleasant situation better, or less severe.
- amend verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
- better adj Of higher quality, more suitable, or more desirable than something else being compared.
- enhance verb To improve the quality, value, or appeal of something.
- improve verb To make something better in quality, value, or condition.
- redeem verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
- upgrade noun An improved version of something, often a piece of technology or equipment.
Senses
verbessern is used for these senses in English:
- ameliorate (transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
- amend (transitive) To make better; improve.
- better (transitive) To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
- enhance To improve something by adding features.
- redeem (transitive) To reform, change (for the better).
- upgrade (transitive) To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.
ameliorate — full definition
- verb To make a bad or unpleasant situation better, or less severe.
- verb To become better; to improve.
amend — full definition
- verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
- verb To improve or correct something more generally.