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increase
[in-krees, in-krees]
verb (used with object)
to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to.
to increase taxes.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:
verb (used without object)
to become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality.
Sales of automobiles increased last year.
Antonyms: , , , ,to multiply by propagation.
Synonyms: , , , ,to wax, as the moon.
noun
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc..
the increase of crime.
the act or process of increasing.
Synonyms: ,that by which something is increased.
the result of increasing.
produce of the earth.
product; profit; interest.
Obsolete.
multiplication by propagation; production of offspring.
offspring; progeny.
increase
/ ɪˈːɪɪ /
verb
to make or become greater in size, degree, frequency, etc; grow or expand
noun
the act of increasing; augmentation
the amount by which something increases
increasing, esp becoming more frequent
Other 51Թ Forms
- increasable adjective
- increasedly adverb
- nonincreasable adjective
- nonincrease noun
- preincrease verb (used with object)
- proincrease adjective
- quasi-increased adjective
- reincrease verb
- superincrease noun
- unincreasable adjective
- unincreased adjective
- ˈ noun
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of increase1
Example Sentences
We also see an increase in heat-related health problems which can lead to an increase in excess deaths in those with underlying health conditions.
They focus, instead, on stretching muscles and fascia to increase flexibility and mobility.
The Nimbus subvariant has also been increasing since May in California, the state Department of Public Health said in an email to the Los Angeles Times.
As the costs of keeping rhinos continue to increase, many wildlife managers are selling their rhinos to other reserves, which has reduced the animals' natural range.
That is to increase to £203 for those under the age of 80 on pension credits, and to £305 for those older than 80.
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When To Use
To increase is to become greater or more in number, amount, size, or in some other way, as in Our profits will increase as demand increases.As a verb, increase is also used in an active way in which someone or something is doing the increasing, as in I’m going to increase my hours at work or These sunglasses increase visibility.Increase can also be used as a noun referring to a rise or growth in something, as in We are experiencing an increase in applicants.It can also refer to the amount by which something has increased, as in The increase was $5,000 per year.The words increased and increasing can both be used as adjectives, as in an increased appetite or increasing sales.The opposite of increase as both a verb and a noun is decrease.Example: My boss increased my workload, which led to an increase in stress.
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