Meaning

4 senses
  1. (intransitive)(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.

    His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.

    zunehmen, steigen, ansteigen

    возраста́тьvozrastátʹ, возрасти́vozrastí, увели́чиватьсяuvelíčivatʹsja

    зроста́тиzrostáty, рости́rostý

    become bigger or greater in amount

  2. (transitive)To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

    erhöhen, steigern, vergrößern

    увели́чиватьuvelíčivatʹ, увели́читьuvelíčitʹ, нара́щиватьnaráščivatʹ

    збі́льшуватиzbílʹšuvaty, збі́льшитиzbílʹšyty

    make bigger or more

  3. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

  4. (intransitive)To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

    The Moon increases.

Examples

887 sentences
  1. Alcohol consumption is increasing every year.

    Споживання алкоголю збільшується щороку.

    ruПотребление алкоголя растёт с каждым годом.

    deDer Alkoholkonsum steigt mit jedem Jahr.

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  2. We'll increase the rent next month.

    Наступного місяця ми збільшимо орендну плату.

    ruВ следующем месяце мы увеличим арендную плату.

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  3. The number of private colleges has increased.

    Кількість приватних коледжів виросла.

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  4. The population is increasing.

    Населення збільшується.

    ruНаселение увеличивается.

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  5. Traffic accidents are increasing year by year.

    Кількість аварій зростає з кожним роком.

    ruКоличество дорожно-транспортных происшествий растёт год от года.

    deDie Zahl der Verkehrsunfälle steigt von Jahr zu Jahr.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
become larger:
make larger:
Русский
By meaning 2
become larger:
make larger:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
become larger:
make larger:

Origin

From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere

From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“to increase”), from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”).

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Forms

increases, increasing, increased, increased
Base formincrease · to increase
3rd person singularincreases
Present participleincreasing
Past simpleincreased
Past participleincreased

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyincrease
he, she, itincreases

Past simpleLesson

all personsincreased

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave increased
he, she, ithas increased

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill increase

Synonyms

24 synonyms

Antonyms

15 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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