The noun increase indicates growth of something that gets bigger in number or volume. When used as a verb, it means the act of growing or gaining more. However it's used, it refers to something that has gotten bigger.
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.
Noun
the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
Noun
the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
Noun
a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month"
Noun
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
Noun
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"
Verb
make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
Verb
become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
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.
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. 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.
Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity,
number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.
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.
The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the
waxing; -- said of the moon.
Increase
The waters increased and bare up the ark.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
The heavens forbid But that our loves and comforts should increase, Even as our days do grow!2.
Fishes are more numerous of increasing than beasts or birds, as appears by their numerous spawn.3.
Increase
I will increase the famine.
Make denials Increase your services.
Increase
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.
Take thou no usury of him, or increase.
Let them not live to taste this land's increase.3.
All the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age.4.
Seeds, hair, nails, hedges, and herbs will grow soonest if set or cut in the increase of the moon.
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.
To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance; to aggravate;
Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.
Usage Examples
Advice in old age is foolish for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end.
By 2050, the Australian population is expected to grow from 22 million to 36 million. That increase alone will put huge pressure on our towns and our cities. We will need more homes, more roads, more rail lines, more hospitals, more schools, just to accommodate so many Australians.
And my real enemy is not to hold the specimen sterile, but it's the lighting. The light is our real enemy. So we have to work with very very poor lighting. But we can increase the light with computers.
Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.
And let's be clear: It's not enough just to limit ads for foods that aren't healthy. It's also going to be critical to increase marketing for foods that are healthy.
An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently.
Failure to properly control our borders costs citizens in many ways: schools become overcrowded, medical resources are stretched too thin, other government services are overtaxed, and taxes increase further.
But let me perfectly clear, because I know you'll hear the same old claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a massive tax increase on the American people: if your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime.
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Other Usage ExamplesEvery general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes as the freedom.
And, in fact, you can find that the lack of basic resources, material resources, contributes to unhappiness, but the increase in material resources do not increase happiness.
But if you - if what - the reports are true, what they're saying is, is that as a consequence of us getting 30 million additional people health care, at the margins that's going to increase our costs, we knew that.
But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in some sense we have achieved an increase over natural intelligence.
At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.
All are agreed, that the increase of learning and good morals are great blessings to society.
Every goal, every action, every thought, every feeling one experiences, whether it be consciously or unconsciously known, is an attempt to increase one's level of peace of mind.
At any rate, I can only see such a success having positive effects for everyone, particularly as our anticipation of the World cup would only increase further.
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
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