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单词 increasing
释义

increase

1 of 2

verb

in·​crease in-ˈkrēs How to pronounce increase (audio) ˈin-ˌkrēs How to pronounce increase (audio)
increased; increasing

intransitive verb

1
: to become progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity)
2
: to multiply by the production of young

transitive verb

1
: to make greater : augment
2
obsolete : enrich
increasable
in-ˈkrē-sə-bəl How to pronounce increase (audio)
ˈin-ˌkrē-
adjective
increaser noun

increase

2 of 2

noun

in·​crease ˈin-ˌkrēs How to pronounce increase (audio) in-ˈkrēs How to pronounce increase (audio)
1
: the act or process of increasing: such as
a
: addition or enlargement in size, extent, or quantity
b
obsolete : propagation
2
: something that is added to an original stock or amount by augmentation or growth (such as offspring, produce, profit)
Phrases
on the increase
: becoming greater (as in size, number, or amount) : increasing
crime is on the increase

Synonyms

Verb

  • accelerate
  • add (to)
  • aggrandize
  • amplify
  • augment
  • boost
  • build up
  • compound
  • enlarge
  • escalate
  • expand
  • extend
  • hype
  • multiply
  • pump up
  • raise
  • swell
  • stoke
  • supersize
  • up

Noun

  • accretion
  • accrual
  • addendum
  • addition
  • augmentation
  • boost
  • expansion
  • gain
  • increment
  • more
  • plus
  • proliferation
  • raise
  • rise
  • step-up
  • supplement
  • uptick
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Example Sentences

Verb The house increased in value. She increased her wealth substantially. Noun an increase in life expectancy The employees expect some increase in wages. The construction will probably cause some increase in traffic delays. The report showed increases of between 20 and 30 percent. an increase of three dollars See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
But the court left other provisions in place, including ones that increase penalties for helping voters who don’t qualify and require people who assist voters to fill out more paperwork. Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2022 During the last two fiscal years, Lamont has blocked efforts by progressives to create a corporation tax surcharge or make other income tax changes that would increase burdens on Connecticut’s wealthiest households. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2022 The Democratic governor's calls for conservation also drew criticism about new state policies governing electric vehicles and other measures that will only increase energy demand. Kathleen Ronayne, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 The county also will be hit by strong offshore winds that will greatly increase the risk of wildfires. San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Liss-Riordan loaned her campaign $9.3 million leading up to the primary election, a number that could increase once all figures are tallied. Milton J. Valencia, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 Rates, before factoring in residential add-ons that increase the bills for many people, range from 1% to 3% in the other 56 villages and cities, with 37 below 2.25%, three exactly at 2.25%, and 17 above 2.25%. Zachary Smith, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2022 The scientists estimated that would increase a person's protection against symptomatic infection over the next six months from 50% to 86.5%. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 That initiated a process that could increase membership from 1,200 to more than 6,000. Tim Brown, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
Noun
This historic shift is likely to be cemented by last week’s 0.75 percentage-point interest increase by the European Central Bank. Carol Ryan, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Fed watchers and the financial markets increasingly expect another increase of that scale next week, since the Fed is rushing to get rates high enough to slow down the economy. Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Three airlines drove this increase: Delta Air Lines hired 2,981 new workers that month, United Airlines added 1,322 and Southwest Airlines added 1,007. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2022 The data, which will reveal how prices moved in August, arrives little more than a week before Federal Reserve officials meet to determine what investors expect to be another borrowing cost increase aimed at fighting inflation. Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Fire scientists, cultural practitioners and government officials have overwhelmingly called for a dramatic increase in the use of prescribed fire to restore balance to these areas. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022 Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had forecast an 8.1% annual increase. Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Homeowners will see their fire fee increase by $10 to $321, boosting city coffers by $50 million. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Portland has seen a sharper increase in violent crime than many other major cities. Fox News, 13 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English encresen, from Anglo-French encreistre, from Latin increscere, from in- + crescere to grow — more at crescent

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

increase 1 of 2

verb

in·​crease in-ˈkrēs How to pronounce increase (audio)
increased; increasing
: to make or become greater
Skill increases with practice.

increase

2 of 2

noun

in·​crease ˈin-ˌkrēs How to pronounce increase (audio)
: an addition or enlargement in size, extent, or quantity
He received a pay increase.

increasing

verb

present participle of increase
1
as in expanding
to make greater in size, amount, or number we have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • expanding
  • accelerating
  • augmenting
  • boosting
  • multiplying
  • raising
  • extending
  • enhancing
  • intensifying
  • escalating
  • maximizing
  • enlarging
  • amplifying
  • swelling
  • reinforcing
  • strengthening
  • upping
  • stoking
  • compounding
  • aggrandizing
  • hyping
  • skyrocketing
  • heightening
  • supplementing
  • developing
  • supersizing
  • lengthening
  • pumping up
  • spiking
  • building up
  • booming
  • inflating
  • prolonging
  • stretching
  • jumping
  • adding (to)
  • complementing
  • accumulating
  • elongating
  • distending
  • protracting
  • dilating
  • magnifying
  • amassing
  • drawing out
  • collecting
  • blowing up
  • reenforcing
  • racheting (up)
  • bumping (up)
  • ratcheting (up)
  • parlaying
  • following up
  • fleshing (out)
  • beefing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • decreasing
  • reducing
  • diminishing
  • lessening
  • lowering
  • dwindling
  • downsizing
  • subtracting (from)
  • curtailing
  • abating
  • shortening
  • abridging
  • abbreviating
  • contracting
  • compressing
  • minifying
  • de-escalating
  • condensing
  • constricting
  • retrenching
  • cutting back
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2
as in rising
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • rising
  • expanding
  • accelerating
  • swelling
  • multiplying
  • intensifying
  • climbing
  • accumulating
  • escalating
  • spreading
  • gaining
  • enlarging
  • proliferating
  • ballooning
  • waxing
  • surging
  • mushrooming
  • mounting
  • snowballing
  • booming
  • heightening
  • burgeoning
  • jumping
  • appreciating
  • bourgeoning
  • skyrocketing
  • rolling up
  • building up
  • redoubling
  • rocketing
  • peaking
  • inflating
  • distending
  • bulking
  • cresting
  • crescendoing
  • blowing up
  • puffing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • decreasing
  • diminishing
  • lessening
  • contracting
  • dwindling
  • waning
  • receding
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