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deteriorate in English:

1. to make worse



English word "deteriorate"(to make worse) occurs in sets:

Business English - MU, VIII-X

2. worsen


They were apprehensive that the situation would worsen.
situation worsens
The situation in our country is getting worsen
His condition suddenly worsened last week.
These options would actually worsen the economy and add to the deficit.
The weather worsened; It only worsened the situation
You must contact a doctor if your symptoms worsen or do not improve after 3 days
Thank goodness it didn't worsen. But please don't push yourself yet.

3. decline


An increase in customer complaints could signal a decline in business.
Trading was slow today after yesterday's market decline.
terminal decline
It is foreseen that, due to the decline in grain production, China will quickly become a world leading grain importing country, overtaking Japan.
Briefly stated, Hobsbawm's thesis is that the history of the twentieth century is that of the decline of civilization.
If we continue like this, it's as clear as day that the Japan of five years on will be in decline.
The choice is between a higher degree of integration, not just coordination, and decline.
The company reported a small decline in its profits. An increase in cars has resulted in the decline of public transport.
In 2009, I received a total of 2 392 such complaints, a 6% decline compared to 2008.
National crime stats decline, including the murder rate. Your payment method was declined
America's railroads declined because the automobile dominated American life
My employer at first declined my job application, but then found some good sides about me
The decline in energy self-sufficiency is a serious challenge for the EU.
In 2003, two major causes of death in Americans declined.
It's possible that we will have to face the economic decline next year. Our profits declined sharply due to unstable market.

4. turn out worse



5. improve


There are abilities that improve rapidly and those that improve slowly, aren't there?
To improve your fluency, you should try speaking with native speakers as often as you can.
improve communication
If the more advanced want to improve English ability (especially reading comprehension) increasing vocabulary is the way to go.
In order to improve the students' attitude to their studies, the school let them start class an hour later.
Doctors can be wrong, and some patients can suddenly improve.
He didn't waste a single minute, thinking constantly about how to survive and how to improve his condition.
Don't forget to take advantage of all the resources available on the Internet to help you improve your English. There are a lot of things like videos, music, audio files, films and other interesting things.
I dreamt that Congress effected sensible tax reform to improve the lot of the working class. I then woke up in a gutter with nothing but ragged clothes and a stolen guitar to my name.
Maybe I should add some sentences without translations too. It's a very quick way to improve the rating of your language.
Lately, I've been letting my English go. It seems I'll never improve at it, no matter how many years I study.
It's so easy to write good example sentences, that even if we accidentally delete a few good sentences in the process of getting rid of a whole lot of bad ones, I think we could drastically improve the quality of this corpus by doing a lot of deleting.
Remember, good manners help to improve your working environment, and you will find you can enjoy your work more.
1. I'm going to change and improve my life. / 2. I think I can improve the resolution. / 3. I have some ideas on how we can improve the girls' soccer team.
In order to improve your language skills, try to find books written in the language you are learning.

English word "deteriorate"(improve) occurs in sets:

opposites test

6. It is always good to have a way to determine whether performance is improving or deteriorating



7. get worse


Why did my mark get worse?
Why did your marks get worse?