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verbessert

Verbessert is a German word that appears as both the past participle of the verb verbessern and as the third-person singular present tense form of that verb. The base verb verbessern means to improve, amend, or enhance. Its participle beantwortet both grammatical roles: als finite form im Präsens (er verbessert) and als participle used with haben to form the perfect (Sie hat die Qualität verbessert). As an attributive or predicative adjective, verbessert also means “improved” or “better,” for example in phrases like eine verbesserte Version or das verbesserte Modell.

Usage and meaning

- Finite form: Er verbessert die Prozesse. / Die Qualität verbessert sich.

- Past participle: Die Qualität ist verbessert. Ela hat die Situation verbessert.

- Adjectival use: eine verbesserte Software, der verbesserte Zustand, mehrere verbesserte Modelle.

In all its uses, verbessert maintains the core sense of making something better and is widely used

Etymology and related terms

Verbessern is formed with the prefix ver- added to bessern, a verb meaning to mend or repair.

Notes

The participle verbssort of verbessern agrees in gender and number when used attributively (die verbesserte Version,

in
technical,
business,
and
everyday
language.
The
prefix
ver-
often
conveys
a
change
of
state
or
completion.
Related
terms
include
Verbesserung
(improvement)
and
derverbesserte
Zustand
in
contrast
to
der
ursprüngliche
Zustand.
das
verbesserte
Modell)
and
remains
a
regular
weak
verb
in
conjugation.