increase
v. enlarge, add to, augment; multiply; raise, heighten, intensify n. growth, expansion; addition; enlargement; escalation; reproduction | ||||
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Increase&tl= Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Increase
(v. t.)
To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence.
(v. i.)
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
(v. i.)
To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases.
(v. i.)
To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; -- opposed to decrease.
(v. i.)
The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon.
(v. i.)
That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest.
(v. i.)
Progeny; issue; offspring.
(v. i.)
Generation.
(v. i.)
Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.
(v. t.)
To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence.
(v. i.)
To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
(v. i.)
To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases.
(v. i.)
To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; -- opposed to decrease.
(v. i.)
The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon.
(v. i.)
That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest.
(v. i.)
Progeny; issue; offspring.
(v. i.)
Generation.
(v. i.)
Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.
| WordNet 2.0 |
increase
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) addition, gain
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) accretion
2. a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"
(antonym) decrease, lessening, drop-off
(hypernym) change, alteration, modification
(hyponym) augmentation
3. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
(synonym) increment, growth
(antonym) decrease, decrement
(hypernym) process
(hyponym) accession
4. the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
(synonym) increment
(antonym) decrease, decrement
(hypernym) amount
(hyponym) amplification, gain
5. the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
(synonym) step-up
(antonym) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
(hypernym) change of magnitude
(hyponym) addition
Verb
1. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
(antonym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(hypernym) change magnitude
(hyponym) accrue
(derivation) step-up
2. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
(antonym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) extend, stretch
(derivation) step-up
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) addition, gain
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) accretion
2. a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"
(antonym) decrease, lessening, drop-off
(hypernym) change, alteration, modification
(hyponym) augmentation
3. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
(synonym) increment, growth
(antonym) decrease, decrement
(hypernym) process
(hyponym) accession
4. the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
(synonym) increment
(antonym) decrease, decrement
(hypernym) amount
(hyponym) amplification, gain
5. the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
(synonym) step-up
(antonym) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
(hypernym) change of magnitude
(hyponym) addition
Verb
1. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
(antonym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(hypernym) change magnitude
(hyponym) accrue
(derivation) step-up
2. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
(antonym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) extend, stretch
(derivation) step-up
| Shakespeare Words |
Increase
procreation, offspring ( from sonnets), abundance, fruition
procreation, offspring ( from sonnets), abundance, fruition
| hEnglish - advanced version |
increase
increase
\in"crease\ (?; 277), n. [oe. encres, encresse. see increase, v. i.]
1. addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth. as if increase of appetite had grown by what if fed on. for things of tender kind for pleasure made shoot up with swift increase, and sudden are decay'd.
2. that which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest. take thou no usury of him, or increase. xxv. 36. let them not live to taste this land's increase.
3. progeny; issue; offspring. all the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age. ii. 33.
4. generation. [obs.] "organs of increase."
5. (astron.) the period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon. seeds, hair, nails, hedges, and herbs will grow soonest if set or cut in the increase of the moon.
increase
twist, the twixt of a rifle groove in which the angle of twist increases from the breech to the muzzle.
similar words(5)
wage increase
salary increase
tax-increase
cost increase
increase twist
increase
\in"crease\ (?; 277), n. [oe. encres, encresse. see increase, v. i.]
1. addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth. as if increase of appetite had grown by what if fed on. for things of tender kind for pleasure made shoot up with swift increase, and sudden are decay'd.
2. that which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest. take thou no usury of him, or increase. xxv. 36. let them not live to taste this land's increase.
3. progeny; issue; offspring. all the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age. ii. 33.
4. generation. [obs.] "organs of increase."
5. (astron.) the period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon. seeds, hair, nails, hedges, and herbs will grow soonest if set or cut in the increase of the moon.
increase
twist, the twixt of a rifle groove in which the angle of twist increases from the breech to the muzzle.
similar words(5)
wage increase
salary increase
tax-increase
cost increase
increase twist
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
increase
to increase its speed: a luas a ghéarú
to increase its speed: a luas a ghéarú
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Achwanegu
Achwanegu = v. to increase
Achwanegu = v. to increase
Anghynyrch
Anghynyrch = a. void of increase
Argynyddu
Argynyddu = v. to increase greatly
Cynnydd
Cynnydd = n. increase, growth
Cynnyddu
Cynnyddu = v. to increase
Cynnyrchu
Cynnyrchu = v. to increase
Digynydd
Digynydd = a. without increase
Enrhyal
Enrhyal = n. breed, increase
Mwyadu
Mwyadu = v. to augment, to increase
Toreithio
Toreithio = v. to yield increase
Twf
Twf = n. growth; increase
Ymliosogi
Ymliosogi = v. to increase, to become multiplied
| Dream Dictionary |
Increase
To dream of an increase in your family, may denote failure in some of your plans, and success to another.
To dream of an increase in your business, signifies that you will overcome existing troubles.
To dream of an increase in your family, may denote failure in some of your plans, and success to another.
To dream of an increase in your business, signifies that you will overcome existing troubles.
Increase&tl= Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
increase
auctus, amplio, progressio, ingemino, cresco
auctus, amplio, progressio, ingemino, cresco
increase hasten
incito
Increase&tl= Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Increase
The index and middle fingers of the right 'H'
hand, palm up, are swung up and over until they come to rest on the index and middle fingers of the left 'H' hand, held palm down.
The index and middle fingers of the right 'H'
Increase&tl= Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English - Klingon |
increase
v. ghur
v. ghur
Increase&tl= Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Joseph
increase; addition
increase; addition