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Message de damyoro posté le 19-12-2008 à 12:04:15 (S | E | F)
Hello everybody,
I have some trouble finding out subtle differences in meaning between these two words:
to enhance, to improve; enhancement, improvement.
Thank you for your help
Message de damyoro posté le 19-12-2008 à 12:04:15 (S | E | F)
Hello everybody,
I have some trouble finding out subtle differences in meaning between these two words:
to enhance, to improve; enhancement, improvement.
Thank you for your help
Réponse: Enhancement/improvement de hoger, postée le 19-12-2008 à 22:23:32 (S | E)
- to improve / improvement
- to make [something] better / the act or the fact of making [something] better ⇒ more quality
- to enhance / enhancement
- to make [something] bigger, wider, more detailed, … / the act or the fact of making [something] bigger, wider, more detailed, … ⇒ more quantity
Réponse: Enhancement/improvement de TravisKidd, postée le 20-12-2008 à 00:54:52 (S | E)
to improve = to make better (generally)
to enhance = to accentuate; to make easier to notice; to make stronger, clearer, more powerful or more detailed (by some specific means)
"Improve" can be either transitive or intransitive; when intransitive, the sense is reflexive ("get better"). "Enhance" is always transitive.
Réponse: Enhancement/improvement de damyoro, postée le 20-12-2008 à 10:11:16 (S | E)
Thank you to all of you for your clear and very helpful explanations.
Réponse: Enhancement/improvement de nany2010, postée le 20-12-2008 à 19:57:00 (S | E)
bonsoir!
improvement:
1. the act of improving or the state of being improved
2. a change that makes something better or adds to its value
enhancement:
1. To make greater, as in value, beauty, or effectiveness; augment.
2. To provide with improved, advanced, or sophisticated features: computer software enhanced with cutting-edge functionalities.
j'epere que je vous a bien repondu
bon courage
Réponse: Enhancement/improvement de raby, postée le 21-12-2008 à 14:01:47 (S | E)
Hello,all the answers posted above are correct but in fact the two words listed ar two synonyms and they usually have the same meaning...we can say to enhance sbd's knowledge or to improve sbd's knowledge...so we can add other words that they have a closer meaning as to foster...to develop to increase to evolve..etc
Réponse: Enhancement/improvement de lucile83, postée le 21-12-2008 à 16:27:15 (S | E)
Hello,
These words are not exactly similar.
You will improve your language when listening to people.
You will enhance your dress with a jewell.
The results may be similar but the words are not interchangeable.
Best wishes.
Réponse: Enhancement/improvement de damyoro, postée le 22-12-2008 à 09:19:01 (S | E)
After all these explanations, am I right when I say to enhance the productivity instead of saying to improve the productivity or the productivity improves
Réponse: Enhancement/improvement de lucile83, postée le 22-12-2008 à 09:32:22 (S | E)
Hello,
After all these explanations, am I right when I say to enhance the productivity instead of saying to improve the productivity or the productivity improves
yes,you are quite right
The threee of them are right anyway.
Best wishes.
