enhanced
part of speech
verb, past form of enhance (enhance, enhances, enhanced, enhancing); adjective (enhanced)
meaning for a pupil
1) Enhanced means made better, stronger or more attractive. tree →
2) As an adjective, enhanced describes something that has been improved or given extra features. tree →
3) (formal) Enhanced can mean increased in amount or value. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life a photo can be enhanced to look brighter, and a game may have an enhanced edition. In science, a microscope gives an enhanced view of tiny things. In formal or exam language «enhanced» means improved or increased: «the scheme enhanced pupils' attainment». Phrases: enhanced by, greatly enhanced, enhanced version, enhanced security.
examples
- The music was enhanced by the sound of the waves. tree →
- She enhanced the photo so the colours were brighter. tree →
- The new edition of the game has enhanced graphics. tree →
- Fresh herbs enhanced the flavour of the soup. tree →
- The school enhanced its library with 200 new books. tree →
- Their reputation was enhanced by winning the cup. tree →
- The pupils' results were subsequently enhanced. (formal) tree →
note
Regular verb: enhance, enhanced. It means improve something that is already there, not make something new. It is a slightly formal word; in everyday speech people say «made better». In a maths problem «enhanced by 10%» means increased by 10%, so multiply by 1.1.
In the corpora
- "Enhanced interrogation" means torture (US).
- "Enhanced pat-down" is a US official phrase for a thorough body search, for example at an airport.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «enhanced» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.