improvement

noun/ɪmˈpruːvmənt/CEFR B1

উন্নতি, উন্নয়ন

Meaning

The act of getting better, or a change that makes something better.

Example sentences

  • There is a clear improvement in his writing.তার লেখায় স্পষ্ট উন্নতি হয়েছে।
  • The road improvements took a year.সড়ক উন্নয়নের কাজে এক বছর লেগেছিল।

A common mistake

There is an improvement of his handwriting.→There is an improvement in his handwriting.

Improvement takes in for the thing that got better. Of appears only in phrases like the improvement of standards, where standards are being improved by someone.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: reform

Similar words, and what each means

  • reform

    সংস্কার

    A change made to improve a system or law.

  • refinement

    পরিমার্জন; পরিশীলিত রুচি

    A small improvement that makes something better, or polished good taste.

Other English words for “উন্নতি, উন্নয়ন”

  • promotion

    A move to a higher or more important job.

  • progress

    Movement toward a better or more advanced state.

  • advancement

    Progress in knowledge or in a career.

  • development

    The process of growing or becoming more advanced.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • improveverbউন্নতি করা, ভালো করা, উন্নত করা

“improvement” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “improvement” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • উন্নতি, উন্নয়ন
    • • প্রবীণ সৈনিক, অভিজ্ঞ যোদ্ধা
    • • (মূল ঠিকাদারের অধীনে) উপ-ঠিকাদার
    • • আনন্দোচ্ছ্বাস, উচ্ছ্বসিত প্রশংসা
    Show the answer

    উন্নতি, উন্নয়ন — improvement (noun) — উন্নতি, উন্নয়ন. The act of getting better, or a change that makes something better.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “improvement”?

    • • radar
    • • rigging
    • • junction station
    • • reform
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    reform — reform — সংস্কার. A change made to improve a system or law.

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