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in·crease
(ĭn-krēs′)v. in·creased, in·creas·ing, in·creas·es
v.intr.
1. To become greater or larger.
2. To multiply; reproduce.
v.tr.
To make greater or larger.
n. (ĭn′krēs′)
Idiom: 1. The act of increasing: a steady increase in temperature.
2. The amount or rate by which something is increased: a tax increase of 15 percent.
3. Obsolete Reproduction and spread; propagation.
on the increase
Increasing, especially in frequency of occurrence: Crime is on the increase.
[Middle English encresen, from Old French encreistre, encreiss-, from Latin incrēscere : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + crēscere, to grow; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
in·creas′a·ble adj.
in·creas′er n.
in·creas′ing·ly adv.
Synonyms: increase, expand, enlarge, augment, multiply1
These verbs mean to make or become greater or larger. Increase sometimes suggests steady growth: The president's economic program is designed to increase consumer confidence. The city's population increased during the last decade. Expand applies especially to an increase in size, volume, or scope: Visiting the botanical garden has expanded my interest in tropical plants. These plant fibers expand when water is plentiful. Enlarge often implies an increase in size, area, or extent, as by widening or broadening: The landowner enlarged her property by repeated purchases. The disease causes the kidneys to enlarge. Augment usually applies to an increase that is already developed or well under way: She augmented her collection of books each month. As the pressure augments, the volume of the steam decreases. To multiply is to increase in number: The internet has multiplied the ways in which consumers can buy goods. The number of tourists visiting the town has multiplied since the highway opened.
These verbs mean to make or become greater or larger. Increase sometimes suggests steady growth: The president's economic program is designed to increase consumer confidence. The city's population increased during the last decade. Expand applies especially to an increase in size, volume, or scope: Visiting the botanical garden has expanded my interest in tropical plants. These plant fibers expand when water is plentiful. Enlarge often implies an increase in size, area, or extent, as by widening or broadening: The landowner enlarged her property by repeated purchases. The disease causes the kidneys to enlarge. Augment usually applies to an increase that is already developed or well under way: She augmented her collection of books each month. As the pressure augments, the volume of the steam decreases. To multiply is to increase in number: The internet has multiplied the ways in which consumers can buy goods. The number of tourists visiting the town has multiplied since the highway opened.
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increase
vb
to make or become greater in size, degree, frequency, etc; grow or expand
n
1. the act of increasing; augmentation
2. the amount by which something increases
3. on the increase increasing, esp becoming more frequent
[C14: from Old French encreistre, from Latin incrēscere, from in-2 + crēscere to grow]
inˈcreasable adj
increasedly, inˈcreasingly adv
inˈcreaser n
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in•crease
(v. ɪnˈkris; n. ˈɪn kris)v. -creased, -creas•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment: to increase one's knowledge.
v.i. 2. to become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality.
3. to multiply by propagation.
n. 4. growth or augmentation in size, strength, or quality.
5. the act or process of increasing.
6. an amount by which something is increased.
7. Obs.
a. production of offspring.
b. offspring; progeny.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French encres-, Middle French encreiss-, s. of encreistre < Latin incrēscere=in- in-2 + crēscere to grow]
in•creas′a•ble, adj.
in•creas′ed•ly, adv.
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increase
Past participle: increased
Gerund: increasing
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| Noun | 1. |  increase - a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity accretion - something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions" |
| 2. | increase - a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month" alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" augmentation - the amount by which something increases concentration - increase in density explosion - a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion" runup, run-up - a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections" waxing - a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon" | |
| 3. | increase - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" accession - a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession" accretion, accumulation - an increase by natural growth or addition accretion - (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment accretion - (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles accretion - (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases multiplication - a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth" population growth - increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state proliferation - a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons" pullulation - a rapid and abundant increase relaxation - (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers widening, broadening - an increase in width | |
| 4. | increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" amount - the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people" amplification, gain - the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input fare increase - increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance price increase - increase in price raise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase, hike, rise - the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" supplementation, supplement - a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) tax boost, tax hike, tax-increase - the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of 15 percent" up-tick - a small increase; "the up-tick in terrorist activity" | |
| 5. | increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" change of magnitude - the act of changing the amount or size of something addition - the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years" appreciation - an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate" surge, upsurge - a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime" augmentation - the act of augmenting amplification - (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current enlargement, expansion - the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope escalation - an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities" maximation, maximisation, maximization - the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position exaggeration - the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness" expanding upon, expansion - adding information or detail inclusion - the act of including aggrandisement, aggrandizement, elevation - the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" strengthening - the act of increasing the strength of something intensification - action that makes something stronger or more extreme intensification - the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film) split up, stock split, split - an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock" | |
| Verb | 1. | increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" accrue - grow by addition; "The interest accrues" spike - manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked" add to - have an increased effect; "This adds to my worries" irrupt, explode - increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted" pyramid - increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base snowball - increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate amass, conglomerate, cumulate, pile up, accumulate, gather - collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" change magnitude - change in size or magnitude add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" deepen, intensify - become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" compound, deepen, intensify, heighten - make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" pullulate - become abundant; increase rapidly widen - become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened" broaden - become broader; "The road broadened" shoot up - rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight" crescendo - grow louder; "The music crescendoes here" swell - increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo" |
| 2. | increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" stretch, extend - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" augment - enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East" build up - enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings" enlarge - make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds" up - raise; "up the ante" raise - raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread" ramp up, work up, build up, build - bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" boost - give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy" lengthen - make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please" regenerate - amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit heighten - make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest" extend, broaden, widen - extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard" kite - increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently; "He kited many checks" |
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increase
verb
1. raise, extend, boost, expand, develop, advance, add to, strengthen, enhance, step up (informal), widen, prolong, intensify, heighten, elevate, enlarge, multiply, inflate, magnify, amplify, augment, aggrandize The company has increased the price of its cars.
raise reduce, diminish, decrease, shrink, shorten, lessen, curtail, condense, deflate, abbreviate, abridge
raise reduce, diminish, decrease, shrink, shorten, lessen, curtail, condense, deflate, abbreviate, abridge
noun
1. growth, rise, boost, development, gain, addition, expansion, extension, heightening, proliferation, enlargement, escalation, upsurge, upturn, increment, intensification, augmentation, aggrandizement a sharp increase in productivity
on the increase growing, increasing, spreading, expanding, escalating, multiplying, developing, on the rise, proliferating Crime is on the increase.
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increase
verbnoun
1. The act of increasing or rising:
3. Obsolete. The process by which an organism produces others of its kind:
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Translations
zvýšitnarůstatpřírůstekstoupatvzestup
forøgeforøgelseøgeøgningstige
kasvama
lisääntyälisätälisäyssuurentaasuurentua
बढनाबढाईबढाना
narastirast
auka, aukastvöxtur, aukning
増加増加する増大増大する増える
증가증가시키다증가하다
augere
dažnėjantisdidėjantisvis labiau
pieaugšanapieaugtpieaugums
povečanjepovečatipovečati serast
ökaökning
เพิ่มขึ้นการเพิ่มขึ้น
بڑھانابڑھاْیبڑھنا
sự tăng lêntăng
increase
[ɪnˈkriːs]A. VI [number, size, speed, pain] → aumentar; [prices, temperature, pressure] → subir, aumentar; [wages, salaries, productivity, popularity] → aumentar
to increase in number → aumentar
to increase in weight/volume/size/value → aumentar de peso/volumen/tamaño/valor
to increase by 100 → aumentar en 100
to increase from 8% to 10% → aumentar de 8 a 10 por ciento
to increase in number → aumentar
to increase in weight/volume/size/value → aumentar de peso/volumen/tamaño/valor
to increase by 100 → aumentar en 100
to increase from 8% to 10% → aumentar de 8 a 10 por ciento
B. [ɪnˈkriːs] VT [+ number, size, speed, pain] → aumentar; [+ prices, temperature, pressure] → subir, aumentar; [+ wages, salaries, taxes, interest rates, productivity] → aumentar
to increase one's efforts → redoblar sus esfuerzos
there has been an increased interest in his work → ha aumentado el interés por su trabajo
profits were the result of increased efficiency → los beneficios eran el resultado de una mayor eficiencia
to increase one's efforts → redoblar sus esfuerzos
there has been an increased interest in his work → ha aumentado el interés por su trabajo
profits were the result of increased efficiency → los beneficios eran el resultado de una mayor eficiencia
C. [ˈɪnkriːs] N (gen) → aumento m, incremento m; [of prices] → subida f, aumento m
an increase in size/volume → un aumento de tamaño/volumen
an increase of £5/10% → un aumento de 5 libras/del 10 por ciento
to be on the increase → estar or ir en aumento
an increase in size/volume → un aumento de tamaño/volumen
an increase of £5/10% → un aumento de 5 libras/del 10 por ciento
to be on the increase → estar or ir en aumento
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
increase
[ˈɪnkriːs] n → augmentation f
an increase in sth
an increase in road accidents → une augmentation des accidents de la route
a 5% increase, an increase of 5% → une augmentation de 5%
an increase of 1p on income tax → une augmentation d'un penny de l'impôt sur le revenu
the rate of increase → le taux d'accroissement
a threefold increase → une augmentation au triple
to be on the increase → être en augmentation
a tax increase → une augmentation des impôts
a fare increase → une augmentation du prix du voyage
an increase in sth
an increase in road accidents → une augmentation des accidents de la route
a 5% increase, an increase of 5% → une augmentation de 5%
an increase of 1p on income tax → une augmentation d'un penny de l'impôt sur le revenu
the rate of increase → le taux d'accroissement
a threefold increase → une augmentation au triple
to be on the increase → être en augmentation
a tax increase → une augmentation des impôts
a fare increase → une augmentation du prix du voyage
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
increase
vi → zunehmen; (taxes) → erhöht werden; (pain also) → stärker werden; (amount, number, noise, population also) → anwachsen; (possessions, trade, riches also) → sich vermehren, (an)wachsen; (pride also, strength) → wachsen; (price, sales, demand) → steigen; (supply, joy, rage) → sich vergrößern, größer werden; (business, institution, town) → sich vergrößern, wachsen; (rain, wind) → stärker werden; to increase in volume/weight → umfangreicher/schwerer werden, an Umfang/Gewicht zunehmen; to increase in breadth/size/number → sich verbreitern/vergrößern/vermehren, breiter/größer/mehr werden; to increase in height → höher werden; industrial output increased by 2% last year → die Industrieproduktion wuchs im letzten Jahr um 2%
vt → vergrößern; rage, sorrow, joy, possessions, riches also → vermehren; darkness, noise, love, resentment also, effort → verstärken; trade, sales → erweitern; numbers, taxes, price, speed, demand, tension → erhöhen; chances → verbessern; he increased his efforts → er strengte sich mehr an, er machte größere Anstrengungen; then to increase our difficulties → was die Dinge noch schwieriger machte, was unsere Schwierigkeiten noch vergrößerte; increased demand → erhöhte or verstärkte Nachfrage; increased efficiency → Leistungssteigerung f; his hours were increased to 25 per week → seine Stundenzahl wurde auf 25 Wochenstunden erhöht; we increased output to … → wir erhöhten den Ausstoß auf …; they increased her salary by £2,000 to £20,000 a year → sie erhöhten ihr Jahresgehalt um £ 2.000 auf £ 20.000
n → Zunahme f, → Erhöhung f, → Steigerung f; (in size) → Vergrößerung f, → Erweiterung f; (in number) → Vermehrung f, → Zuwachs m, → Zunahme f; (in speed, spending) → Erhöhung f (→ in +gen), → Steigerung f (→ in +gen); (of business) → Erweiterung f, → Vergrößerung f; (in sales) → Zuwachs m; (in expenses) → Vermehrung f (→ in +gen), → Steigerung f (→ in +gen); (of effort etc) → Vermehrung f, → Steigerung f, → Verstärkung f; (of demand) → Verstärkung f, → Steigen nt; (of work) → Mehr nt (→ of an +dat), → Zunahme f; (of violence) → Zunahme f, → Anwachsen nt; (of salary) → Gehaltserhöhung f → or -aufbesserung f; (of noise) → Zunahme f, → Verstärkung f; an increase in the population of 10% per year → eine jährliche Bevölkerungszunahme or ein jährlicher Bevölkerungszuwachs von 10%; to get an increase of £5 per week → £ 5 pro Woche mehr bekommen, eine Lohnerhöhung von £ 5 pro Woche bekommen; to be on the increase → ständig zunehmen; increase in value → Wertzuwachs m, → Wertsteigerung f; rent increase → Mieterhöhung f
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increase
[vb ɪnˈkriːs; n ˈɪnkriːs]1. vi (prices, salaries) → aumentare; (population, demand, supply, sales) → aumentare, crescere; (excitement, tension) → farsi più intenso/a; (rain, wind) → aumentare, intensificarsi
to increase in number/size → crescere di numero/di dimensioni
to increase in volume/weight → aumentare di volume/di peso
to increase in value → aumentare di valore
to increase by 100 → aumentare di 100
the hole is increasing in size → il buco si sta allargando
to increase in number/size → crescere di numero/di dimensioni
to increase in volume/weight → aumentare di volume/di peso
to increase in value → aumentare di valore
to increase by 100 → aumentare di 100
the hole is increasing in size → il buco si sta allargando
2. vt (see vi) → aumentare, accrescere, intensificare
to increase speed → aumentare la velocità
to increase one's efforts → moltiplicare or intensificare i propri sforzi
to increase speed → aumentare la velocità
to increase one's efforts → moltiplicare or intensificare i propri sforzi
3. n (see vi) → aumento, crescita, intensificazione f
an increase in size/volume → un aumento di dimensioni/di volume
an increase of £5/10% → un aumento di 5 sterline/del 10%
to be on the increase → essere in aumento (prices) → essere in aumento or in rialzo (sales, trade) → essere in aumento or in fase di espansione
an increase in size/volume → un aumento di dimensioni/di volume
an increase of £5/10% → un aumento di 5 sterline/del 10%
to be on the increase → essere in aumento (prices) → essere in aumento or in rialzo (sales, trade) → essere in aumento or in fase di espansione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
increase
(inˈkriːs) verb to (cause to) grow in size, number etc. The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.
(ˈinkriːs) noun (the amount, number etc added by) growth. There has been some increase in business; The increase in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.
inˈcreasingly adverb more and more. It became increasingly difficult to find helpers.
on the increase becoming more frequent or becoming greater. Acts of violence are on the increase.
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increase
→ زِيَادَةٌ, يَزِيدُ zvýšení, zvýšit forøge, forøgelse erhöhen, Erhöhung αυξάνω, αύξηση aumentar, aumento lisääntyä, lisäys augmentation, augmenter narasti, rast aumentare, aumento 増す, 増加 증가, 증가하다 verhoging, vermeerderen øke, økning wzrosnąć, wzrost aumentar, aumento увеличение, увеличивать öka, ökning เพิ่มขึ้น, การเพิ่มขึ้น artış, artmak sự tăng lên, tăng 增加, 增长Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
in·crease
v. aumentar, agrandar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
increase
n aumento; vt aumentar, incrementar (form); to increase the dose.. aumentar la dosis; vi aumentarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.