No. 348 in Afrikaans

verbeter

Improve.

In a sentence

Ek wil my skryfvaardighede verbeter.
I want to improve my writing skills.
Here, 'verbeter' is used as a verb meaning 'to improve', indicating an action of making writing skills better.
Die student se prestasie het verbeter na meer oefening.
The student's performance improved after more practice.
In this context, 'verbeter' conveys the meaning 'to improve' as an intransitive verb, describing a change in state for the better.
Ons moet die fout in die verslag verbeter.
We need to correct the error in the report.
Here, 'verbeter' is employed as a verb meaning 'to correct', referring to taking action to fix a mistake or error.

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