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improvements:
- verbeteringen; stimuleren; bevorderen; cultiveren
improvement:
- verbetering; correctie; rectificatie; herstelling; veredeling
Wiktionary:
- improvement → verbetering, vooruitgang
- improvement → verbetering

English

Detailed Translations for improvements from English to Dutch

improvements:

improvements [the ~] noun

the improvements
de verbeteringen
- verbeteringen [de ~] noun, plural
the improvements (stimulations; cultivating)
stimuleren; bevorderen; cultiveren
- stimuleren [znw.] noun
- bevorderen [znw.] noun
- cultiveren [znw.] noun

Translation Matrix for improvements:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bevorderen	cultivating; improvements; stimulations
cultiveren	cultivating; improvements; stimulations	civilizing; cultivating; polishing; refining
stimuleren	cultivating; improvements; stimulations	encouragement; encouraging; impelling; inciting; motivation; stimulation; support; turning on
verbeteringen	improvements
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
bevorderen		advance; go ahead; promote
cultiveren		civilise; civilize; cultivate
stimuleren		activate; aggravate; arouse; awake; drive; encourage; encourage someone; excite; incite; inspire; motivate; motivate someone; prompt; stimulate; stir up; support; urge

Related Words for "improvements":

improvement

improvements form of improvement:

improvement [the ~] noun

the improvement (correction; rectification)
de verbetering; de correctie; de rectificatie; de herstelling
- verbetering [de ~ (v)] noun
- correctie [de ~ (v)] noun
- rectificatie [de ~ (v)] noun
- herstelling [de ~ (v)] noun
the improvement (ennoblement; refinement; grading up; elevation)
de veredeling
- veredeling [de ~ (v)] noun

Translation Matrix for improvement:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
correctie	correction; improvement; rectification
herstelling	correction; improvement; rectification	deputizing; permutation; recovery; repair; replacement; restoration; substitute; transposition
rectificatie	correction; improvement; rectification
verbetering	correction; improvement; rectification
veredeling	elevation; ennoblement; grading up; improvement; refinement
-	advance; betterment; melioration
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	touching up

Related Words for "improvement":

improvements, improve

Synonyms for "improvement":

change of state
betterment; advance; transformation; transmutation; shift
melioration; condition; status

Antonyms for "improvement":

decline

Related Definitions for "improvement":

the act of improving something¹
- their improvements increased the value of the property¹
a change for the better; progress in development¹
a condition superior to an earlier condition¹
- the new school represents a great improvement¹

Wiktionary Translations for improvement:

improvement

noun

-
- improvement → verbetering

improvement

noun

een verandering ten goede
- verbetering → improvement
een proces van verbeteringen
- vooruitgang → improvement

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• improvement	→ verbetering	↔ amélioration — Action de prendre quelque chose pour le transformer en le rendant meilleur

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University