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requires improvement

requires improvement is the third-person singular simple present indicative of require improvement.

Meaning of require improvement

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.

Questions about requires improvement

What is requires improvement the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Requires improvement is the third-person singular simple present indicative of require improvement.

Words near requires improvement in the dictionary

  1. requirements engineer
  2. requirements engineers
  3. requirer
  4. requirers
  5. requires
  6. requires improvement
  7. requirest
  8. requireth
  9. requiring
  10. requiring improvement
  11. requirings

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