how to pronounce improvement

/ɪmˈpɹuːv.mənt/

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improvement is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of improvement in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… her dramatic improvement was caused by …”

meaning of improvement

Improvement means to make something better or more effective.

improvement frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word improvement occurs in english on average 41.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics improvement can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that improvement can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;