increase

increase is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: in‧crease

verb

• enPR: ĭnkrēs’
• IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈkriːs/
• SAMPA: /In"kri:s/

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noun

• enPR: ĭn'krēs
• IPA ^(key): /ˈɪnkriːs/
• SAMPA: /"Inkri:s/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Verb

Plain form increase

Third-person singular increases

Past tense increased

Past participle increased

Present participle increasing

Something is increasing

1. To grow; to become bigger.

   The amount of money in my bank account is increasing.

Antonyms

• decrease (verb)

Noun

Singular increase

Plural increases

1. The amount which something has grown

   There was an increase in movie releases last year.

Antonyms

• decrease (noun)

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