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verb
- 1. become or make greater in size, amount, or degree: "car use is increasing at an alarming rate" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a rise in the size, amount, or degree of something: "an increase of 28.3 per cent"
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verb [ I or T ] uk / ɪnˈkriːs / us / ɪnˈkriːs / B1. to (make something) become larger in amount or size: Incidents of armed robbery have increased over the last few years. increase dramatically/significantly The cost of the project has increased dramatically / significantly since it began.
The meaning of INCREASED is made or become greater : augmented. How to use increased in a sentence.
The meaning of INCREASE is to become progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity). How to use increase in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Increase.
a situation in which the number, size, or amount of something gets bigger: a pay/price/tax increase Customers stocked up, anticipating a January price increase. an increase in sth Businesses are facing a 12% increase in energy costs. an increase of sth Revenue last year was $347 million, an increase of 26%.
to (make something) become larger in amount or size: Incidents of armed robbery have increased over the last few years. increase dramatically/significantly The cost of the project has increased dramatically / significantly since it began. increase something to something Gradually increase the temperature to the boiling point.
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. Idiom: on the increase. Increasing, especially in frequency of occurrence: Crime is on the increase.
to become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality: Sales of automobiles increased last year. Antonyms: wane, lessen, contract, abate, decrease. to multiply by propagation. Synonyms: swell, grow, expand, propagate. to wax, as the moon.
