increase

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈkriːs/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈkriːs/
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Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
verb
A2

to become or make something larger in size, amount, or number

The company plans to increase production to meet higher demand.

noun
A2

a rise in the size, amount, or number of something

There was a significant increase in sales last month.

translation

v. to become or make something larger in size, amount, or number
n. a rise in the size, amount, or number of something

Word Forms

3rd Present increases
Progressive increasing
Past increased
Perfect increased
Plural increases

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