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improvement
English
Alternative forms
- emprovement (obsolete)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman emprouwement; synchronically improve +? -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?p?u?vm?nt/
- Hyphenation: im?prove?ment
Noun
improvement (countable and uncountable, plural improvements)
- The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
- November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God
- I look upon your city as […] the best place of improvement.
- 1783, Hugh Blair, Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
- Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties.
- November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God
- The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
- 1705, Samuel Clarke, Evidences of Natural and Revealed Religion
- good improvement of his reason.
- 1681, John Tillotson, A sermon preached at the funeral of the Reverend Mr Thomas Gouge
- I shall make some improvement of this doctrine.
- 1705, Samuel Clarke, Evidences of Natural and Revealed Religion
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance
- Something which is improved
- The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others, are improvements on the Greek poet.
- Increase; growth; progress; advance.
- Those vices which more particularly receive improvement by prosperity.
- (in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
Synonyms
- improval, amelioration
Antonyms
- worsening
- deterioration
- disimprovement
Hyponyms
- self-improvement
Derived terms
- disimprovement
See also
- uplift
Translations
References
improvement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English improvement.
Noun
improvement m (invariable)
- (rare) improvement
- Synonyms: miglioramento, perfezionamento
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plus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plus (“more”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl?s/
- Rhymes: -?s
Preposition
plus
- And; sum of the previous one and the following one.
- Two plus two equals four.
- A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.
- (colloquial) With; having in addition.
- I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!
Synonyms
- and
Antonyms
- minus
Derived terms
- plus fours
- plus sign
- sex-plus
Translations
Conjunction
plus
- And also; in addition; besides (which).
- Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.
Noun
plus (plural pluses or plusses)
- A positive quantity.
- An asset or useful addition.
- He is a real plus to the team.
- (arithmetic) A plus sign: +.
Synonyms
- (useful addition): asset
- (arithmetic: plus sign): plus sign
Antonyms
- (useful addition): liability, minus
- (arithmetic: plus sign): minus, minus sign
Translations
Adjective
plus (not comparable)
- Being positive rather than negative or zero.
- ?2 * ?2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")
- Positive, or involving advantage.
- He is a plus factor.
- (physics) Electrically positive.
- A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole.
- (postpositive) (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.
- The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48.
Synonyms
- (being positive rather than negative or zero): positive
- (positive, involving advantage): advantageous, good, positive
Antonyms
- (being positive rather than negative or zero): minus, negative
- (positive, involving advantage): bad, disadvantageous, minus, negative
Derived terms
- (positive, involving advantage):
- on the plus side
Translations
Verb
plus (third-person singular simple present pluses or plusses, present participle plusing or plussing, simple past and past participle plused or plussed)
- (informal) To add; to subject to addition.
- (often followed by 'up') To increase in magnitude.
- To improve.
- To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.
- (sales) To sell additional related items with an original purchase.
- (psychology) To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.
- (social media) To give a mark of approval on Google+.
- (homeopathy) To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.
- (optometry) To increase a correction.
See also
- add
- addition
- times
Anagrams
- LPUS, ULPs, puls, ulps
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?plus]
Conjunction
plus
- plus
Antonyms
- minus
Noun
plus m
- plus
Related terms
- plurál
- pluralismus
- pluralista
- pluralistický
- pluralita
Further reading
- plus in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- plus in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Conjunction
plus
- plus
- Du plus du faras kvar.
- Two plus two makes four.
- Du plus du faras kvar.
Antonyms
- minus
Finnish
Conjunction
plus
- plus
Synonyms
- (plus): ynnä (archaic)
Antonyms
- (plus): miinus
Derived terms
- plusmerkkinen
- plussa
French
Etymology 1
From Old French plus, from Latin plus, from Old Latin *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh?-, *pelh?u- (“many”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ply/ in its positive sense if followed by an adjective or an adverb not beginning with a vowel, and always in its negative sense (e.g. il est plus grand que moi, or je n'en peux plus)
- IPA(key): /plyz?/ in the case of a liaison, i.e. if followed by an adjective or an adverb beginning with a vowel (e.g. tu dois être plus ambitieux)
- IPA(key): /plys/ in its positive sense, when not followed by an adjective or an adverb (e.g. j'en ai plus que toi or avancez un peu plus, s'il vous plait)
- (Quebec, informal) IPA(key): /py/ in its negative sense.
Adverb
plus
- more, -er (used to form comparatives of adjectives)
- more, -er (used to form comparatives of adverbs)
- (after a verb) more, -er (indicating a higher degree or quantity)
- (before a noun) more (indicating a greater quantity; followed by de)
- more (supplementary, preceded by de)
- (preceded by a definite article) the most, -est (used to form superlatives of adjectives and adverbs)
- (usually with the negative particle ne, see usage notes below) no longer, not ... any more
Usage notes
- There may be some difficulty for non-native speakers to detect the negativity or positivity of "plus". The negative sense is generally used with a ne, but sometimes the "ne" is dropped in colloquial speech. Thus in certain cases, some speakers may choose to pronounce the final /s/ of a positive plus (as /plys/) in order to make a distinction.
Derived terms
Noun
plus m (plural plus)
- plus, the symbol +
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ply/
Verb
plus
- first/second-person singular past historic of plaire
Participle
plus
- (obsolete) masculine plural of the past participle of plaire
Usage notes
- In modern French, the past participle of plaire is always invariable, because it is always intransitive.
Further reading
- “plus” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
Adverb
plus
- plus, increased by
Synonyms
- mehr
- und
Antonyms
- minus
See also
- Plus
Interlingua
Adverb
plus (not comparable)
- more (used to form comparatives)
le plus
- the most (used to form superlatives)
Antonyms
- minus
Latin
Etymology
From Old Latin plous, from Proto-Italic *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh?-, *pelh?u- (“many”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ????? (polús, “many”), Old English feolo (“much, many”). More at fele.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /plu?s/, [p??u?s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plus/, [plus]
Adjective
pl?s (neuter pl?s, positive multus); third declension
- (more in quantity) more, additionally
- Synonym: magis (magis indicates more in degree)
- (more in extent) further
- Plus ultra! = "Further beyond!" (this is the national motto of Spain)
Declension
Irregular third-declension comparative adjective.
Note: Singular forms take the genitive of the whole and do not function as adjectives.
Derived terms
- compl?r?s
- pl?r?lis
- pl?rif?rmis
- pl?rimus
- pl?sculus
Descendants
References
- plus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- plus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- plus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- plus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin plus.
Adverb
plus
- (with de) more than
Descendants
- French: plus
- Norman: pus (Jersey)
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin plus.
Adjective
plus
- more
- 12th century,. Bernard de Ventadour, Lancan folhon bosc e jarric
- ome de me no vei plus ric
- I do not see a richer [more rich] than me
- ome de me no vei plus ric
- 12th century,. Bernard de Ventadour, Lancan folhon bosc e jarric
Descendants
- Catalan: plus (archaic)
- Occitan: pus, pu, plus
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plus/
Noun
plus m inan
- plus, plus sign
Declension
Antonyms
- minus
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plus (19th century).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plus/
Conjunction
plus
- plus, and
Synonyms
- ?i
Noun
plus n (plural plusuri)
- plus, addition, extra, surplus
Derived terms
- plusa
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plus (“more”).
Noun
plus m (plural plus)
- bonus (extra earnings)
- plus (addition to what is considered habitual)
Swedish
Conjunction
plus
- (mathematics) and, plus
Noun
plus n
- plus sign
- benefit, advantage
Declension
Derived terms
- plussa
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