IMPROVE ON/UPON (SOMETHING)

Meaning of IMPROVE ON/UPON (SOMETHING) in English

improve on/upon something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ improve )

to do something better than before or make something better than before:

Bertorelli has scored 165 points, and I don’t think anyone will improve on that.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
UPON — I. preposition Date: 12th century on , II. adverb Date: 13th century on the surface ; on it, thereafter , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPON — I. ə|pȯn, ə|pän, ə(|)pən sometimes ˌə|p- preposition Etymology: Middle English uppon, upon, from uppe & up up + on, preposition …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IMPROVE — I. ə̇mˈprüv transitive verb Etymology: Middle English improven, from Middle French improver, from Latin improbare to disapprove, blame, reject — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPON — (prep.) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Английский словарь Webster
IMPROVE — (v. i.) To grow better; to advance or make progress in what is desirable; to make or show improvement; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
IMPROVE — (v. t.) To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to turn to profitable account; to utilize; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
IMPROVE — (v. t.) To make better; to increase the value or good qualities of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
IMPROVE — (v. t.) To disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure; as, to improve negligence.
Английский словарь Webster
UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IMPROVE — ( v. t. ) To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to turn to profitable account; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — /euh pon", euh pawn"/ , prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IMPROVE — — improvable , adj. — improvability, improvableness , n. — improvably , adv. — improvingly , adv. /im proohv"/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPON — I. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän preposition Date: 12th century : on II. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete : on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IMPROVE — verb ( im·proved ; im·prov·ing ) Etymology: Middle English improuen, emprouen, from Anglo-French emprouer to make profit from, from French …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPON — prep on; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster English vocab
IMPROVE — vi to advance or progress in bad qualities; to grow worse. 2. improve ·vt to disprove or make void; to …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
IMPROVE — [im.prove] vb im.proved ; im.prov.ing [AF emprouer to invest profitably, fr. OF en- + prou advantage, fr. LL prode--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPON — upon BrE AmE ə ˈpɒn AmE \ ə ˈpɑːn -ˈpɔːn —There is also an occasional weak form əp ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IMPROVE — / ɪmˈpruːv; NAmE / verb to become better than before; to make sth/sb better than before : [ v ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — up ‧ on S2 W1 /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ BrE AmE preposition formal [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: up + on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IMPROVE — im ‧ prove S2 W1 /ɪmˈpruːv/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: verb : ↑ improve ; noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IMPROVE — ( improves, improving, improved) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPON — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES border on/upon obsession (= be almost as extreme as an obsession ) ▪ Sometimes his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IMPROVE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a situation improves ▪ The situation has improved over the last decade. an improved version …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — preposition [slightly formal] - onThere was nothing upon the table but a few old plates.Upon her head she wore a …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
IMPROVE — [verb] - to (cause something to) get betterHe did a lot to improve conditions for factory workers. [T]The only way …
Cambridge English vocab
UPON — Synonyms and related words : about, above, after which, against, anent, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
IMPROVE — Synonyms and related words : accommodate, acculturate, adapt, adjust, advance, alter, ameliorate, amend, apprentice, be changed, be converted into, be …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
IMPROVE — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably , dramatically , drastically , greatly , immeasurably , immensely , materially , radically , really …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPON — • ↑ on/upon receipt of
Longman Activator English vocab
IMPROVE — INDEX: 1. to become better 2. to make something better 3. to keep improving something until it is perfect 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
IMPROVE — v. 25B6; verb ways to improve the service : MAKE BETTER, ameliorate, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, raise; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
IMPROVE — v. 1 better, ameliorate, upgrade, uplift, amend, enhance, fix up, reform, redeem, rehabilitate, redress, repair, correct, rectify, put or set …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UPON — {v. phr.} To latch onto. * /Whenever Herb is in a romantic mood, Irene seizes on it and starts talking …
Словарь английских идиом
UPON — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) = on 1. = on (часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведенных ниже, употребляется …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IMPROVE — гл. улучшать(ся); совершенствовать(ся); поправлять(ся), налаживать(ся) things are improving ≈ дела налаживаются to improve in health ≈ поправляться to improve rapidly, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPON — upon.ogg əʹpɒn prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IMPROVE — improve.ogg ımʹpru:v v 1. 1> улучшать, совершенствовать to improve the standard of living of smb. - повысить чей-л. жизненный уровень, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UPON — на dissocaite upon heating — диссоциировать при нагреве let us apply one triangle upon another — наложим один треугольник на другой touch upon …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
UPON — с upon my Sam! sl. - честное слово! work upon - влиять (на что-л.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IMPROVE — improve гл.улучшать(ся); совершенствовать(ся); поправлять(ся), налаживать(ся) things are improving — дела налаживаются to improve in health — поправляться to improve rapidly, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UPON — prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, чем on) …
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