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require improvement

require improvement verb: to be in a state of failing.

Verb

require improvement (third-person singular simple present requires improvement, present participle requiring improvement, simple past and past participle required improvement)

  1. (UK, stative) To be in a state of failing.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see require, improvement.

Forms of require improvement

third-person singular presentrequires improvement
present participlerequiring improvement
past participlerequired improvement
pastrequired improvement

Questions about require improvement

What does require improvement mean?
Require improvement means to be in a state of failing.
What part of speech is require improvement?
Require improvement is a verb.
What is the past tense of require improvement?
The past tense of require improvement is required improvement.

Words near require improvement in the dictionary

  1. requinto
  2. requintos
  3. requirability
  4. requirable
  5. require
  6. require improvement
  7. required
  8. required improvement
  9. required run rate
  10. required run rates
  11. requirement

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