| improve | ~ /on, upon/, [various translations]: he should be able to ~ on his previous time for the 100 metre dash, dia seharusnya dapat memperbaik masa larian 100 meternya yg dahulu; to ~ on last year’s sales, meningkatkan jualan supaya lebih drpd tahun lalu; the latest model ~s on the original, model terbaru adalah lebih baik drpd model asal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| improve | vt make better, memperbaik(i); (health, appearance, taste, soil, etc) menjadikan [sst] lebih + approp adj: you must ~ your work if you want to be promoted, kamu mesti memperbaik hasil kerjamu jika ingin naik pangkat; to ~ the working conditions in the factories, memperbaik keadaan kerja dikilang; the change of climate ~d his health, pertukaran iklim menjadikan dia lebih sihat; fertilizer ~s the soil, baja menjadikan tanah lebih subur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| improve | vi bertambah baik: the situation has ~d, keadaan sudah bertambah baik; he has been very ill, but is now improving, dia sakit teruk selama ini, tetapi dia ber-tambah baik sekarang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| revise | vt 1. read over to improve, menyemak: the manuscript has been ~d before publication, manuskrip itu telah disemak sebelum diterbitkan; 2. (UK) look (at st) again to improve knowledge, mengulang kaji: the students are revising their lessons for the exam, penuntut-penuntut itu sedang mengulang kaji pelajaran mereka utk peperiksaan; 3. change, mengubah; (price, figures, etc) menyemak, mengubah: the results forced him to ~ his opinion, keputusan itu memaksanya mengubah pendapatnya; the builders have now decided to ~ their estimates, pembina itu sekarang mengambil keputusan utk mengubah anggaran mereka; 4. make a new, improved etc version of, menyemak: the dictionary was extensively ~d, kamus itu telah disemak dgn terperinci; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| come | e. improve in health, semakin sihat: the patient is coming along nicely, pesakit itu semakin sihat; f. make progress, berjalan lancar; (interrog) berkembang, perkembangan: the project is coming along very well, projek itu sedang berjalan lancar; how is the dictionary coming along?, bagaimana dgn perkembangan kamus itu?; g. improve, bertambah baik: his Japanese is coming along fine, penguasaan bahasa Jepunnya bertambah baik; h. arrive by chance, ada: when the opportunity ~s along I’ll take it, bila ada peluang saya akan mengambilnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tone | vt improve the quality of, strengthen, mencantikkan: the treatment will ~ the hair, rawatan itu akan mencantikkan rambut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| constructive | adj serving to improve, membina: a ~ attitude, sikap membina; ~ criticism, kritikan membina. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| touch | ~ st up, improve painting, writing, etc by omitting small faults or adding details, memperkemas sst: the essay needs to be ~ed up, esei itu perlu diperkemas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lift | 8. (fml) improve situation of, memulihkan keadaan: to ~ a people oppressed by poverty and misery, memulihkan keadaan orang yg ditekan oleh kemiskinan dan penderitaan; 9. increase (amount, rate, etc) menaikkan: the recent upheaval has ~ed the rate of inflation, pergolakan yg berlaku baru-baru ini telah menaikkan kadar inflasi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lift | 8. (fml) improve situation of, memulihkan keadaan: to ~ a people oppressed by poverty and misery, memulihkan keadaan orang yg ditekan oleh kemiskinan dan penderitaan; 9. increase (amount, rate, etc) menaikkan: the recent upheaval has ~ed the rate of inflation, pergolakan yg berlaku baru-baru ini telah menaikkan kadar inflasi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |