forbedre

Danish

Etymology

for- +‎ bedre

Verb

forbedre (imperative forbedre, infinitive at forbedre, present tense forbedrer, past tense forbedrede, perfect tense har forbedret)

1. improve

Conjugation

Inflection of forbedre

	present	past
simple	forbedrer	forbedrede
perfect	har forbedret	havde forbedret
passive	forbedres	forbedredes
participle	forbedrende	forbedret
imperative	forbedre	—
infinitive	forbedre	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	forbedren	—

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ bedre, after Middle Low German vorbeteren.

Verb

forbedre (imperative forbedr or forbedre, present tense forbedrer, simple past and past participle forbedra or forbedret)

1. to improve (make something better)
2. (reflexive: forbedre seg) to improve oneself

Derived terms

• forbedring

Related terms

• forbedret (adjective)

See also

• forbetra, forbetre (Nynorsk)

References

• “forbedre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.