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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%.
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 (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.
Definition of increased adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Anything described as increased has become bigger or more numerous. After an increased amount of rain, there could be flooding. A person riding a motorcycle without a helmet has an increased risk of bonking her head. To increase something is to make more of it.
If something increases or you increase it, it becomes greater in number, level, or amount. The population continues to increase. [VERB] Japan's industrial output increased by 2%. [V + by/from/to] The company has increased the price of its cars. [VERB noun] The increased investment will help stabilise the economy.
to become greater in amount, number, value, etc.; to make something greater in amount, number, value, etc. Costs have increased significantly. to increase dramatically/substantially. The price of oil increased. increase in something Oil increased in price.
