refine
To improve something by making small, incremental changes to make it more polished, efficient, or elegant. It can also refer to the process of purifying a substance, such as sugar or oil, by removing impurities.
Exemples
3 sur 5I need to refine my recipe for the perfect sourdough bread by adjusting the water content.
I need to improve my sourdough bread recipe by changing the amount of water.
The committee will refine the legislative proposal before presenting it to the assembly.
The committee will polish the law proposal before showing it to the assembly.
You should really refine your jokes if you want people to actually laugh.
You should work on your jokes if you want people to laugh.
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of 're-fine': To make something 'fine' (excellent) again and again until it is perfect.
Quiz rapide
The software developers are working to _______ the user interface before the official launch.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : refine
Exemples
I need to refine my recipe for the perfect sourdough bread by adjusting the water content.
everydayI need to improve my sourdough bread recipe by changing the amount of water.
The committee will refine the legislative proposal before presenting it to the assembly.
formalThe committee will polish the law proposal before showing it to the assembly.
You should really refine your jokes if you want people to actually laugh.
informalYou should work on your jokes if you want people to laugh.
Researchers must refine their methodology to eliminate potential biases in the data collection.
academicResearchers must improve their methods to remove bias in data collection.
Our main goal this quarter is to refine our sales process to increase conversion rates.
businessOur main goal this quarter is to optimize our sales process to boost conversions.
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
refine upon
to improve or add more detail to an existing idea
refined taste
having sophisticated or elegant preferences
highly refined
extremely polished or processed
Souvent confondu avec
To define is to state the meaning of a word; to refine is to improve something that already exists.
To redefine is to change the fundamental nature or meaning of something, whereas refine just improves it.
Notes d'usage
Use 'refine' when you are talking about making something better through small adjustments rather than a complete overhaul. It is also the standard term for the industrial processing of raw materials.
Erreurs courantes
Learners often use 'refine' when they mean 'fix'. 'Fix' implies something was broken, while 'refine' implies it was already working but could be better.
Astuce mémo
Think of 're-fine': To make something 'fine' (excellent) again and again until it is perfect.
Origine du mot
From the Middle French 'raffiner', where 're-' (again) is added to 'affiner' (to make fine).
Modèles grammaticaux
Quiz rapide
The software developers are working to _______ the user interface before the official launch.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : refine
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