Improve and Prefer

Improve

Improve verb - To make better.

Prefer and improve are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefer" instead a verb "Improve".

Prefer

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

Improve and prefer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Improve" instead a verb "Prefer".

Common collocations

life improve life prefer life
people improve people prefer people
image improve image prefer image
time improve time prefer time
Other words: world, game, magic, armor, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Rurouni Kenshin Shipper on Deck: Yahiko suggests that Kaoru should improve her cooking skills, as men prefer women who are good cooks, then glance at Kenshin and tells her that someone might take him away.
  • Fandom Rivalry Some Robotech fans consider the addition of Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross and Genesis Climber MOSPEADA to the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross storyline to improve all three series, or at least prefer them to the official Macross sequels.
  • Literature / Those Who Hunt the Night They all cast psychic glamours that improve their appearance — even the ones that aren't vain about their appearance prefer to at least seem alive, which without the glamour it's immediately obvious they're not.
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