increase (EN)verb, noun
verb “increase”
infinitive increase ; he increases ; past tense increased ; past part. increased ; ger. increasing
- to grow or get bigger Sign up to see the translation of definitions and examples into any language.The temperature
increased as the sun rose higher in the sky. - to make (something) grow or become bigger She decided to
increase the amount of time she spent studying each day.
noun “increase”
singular increase , plural increases or uncountable
- the fact of becoming larger The
increase in prices made it harder for people to afford groceries. - the amount something goes up by The company reported an
increase of 10% in their sales this year.