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to increase
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
increase
3rd person singular
increases
Present participle
increasing
Past simple
increased
Past participle
increased
Examples
The temperature is expected to increase throughout the day.
Increase
01
a rise in something's amount, degree, size, etc.
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
increases
Examples
The company reported an increase in sales this quarter.
02
a quantity that is added
03
a change resulting in an increase
04
the act of increasing something
05
the amount by which something increases
Lexical Tree
increased
increasing
increase
