Meaning of 'increase' (Webster Dictionary)
- 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 multiply by the production of young; to be fertile,
fruitful, or prolific.
- To become more nearly full; to show more of the
surface; to wax; as, the moon increases.
- Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity,
number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.
- That which is added to the original stock by
augmentation or growth; produce; profit; interest.
- Progeny; issue; offspring.
- Generation.
- The period of increasing light, or luminous phase; the
waxing; -- said of the moon.
- 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.
Meaning of 'increase' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- the act of increasing something
Example in sentence:- he gave me an increase in salary
Meaning (2):
- a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
Example in sentence:- the growth of population;
- the increase in unemployment
Meaning (3):
- a change resulting in an increase
Example in sentence:- the increase is scheduled for next month
Meaning (4):
- a quantity that is added
Example in sentence:- there was an addition to property taxes this year;
- they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks
Meaning (5):
- the amount by which something increases
Example in sentence:- they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare
Meaning (6):
- become bigger or greater in amount
Example in sentence:- The amount of work increased
Meaning (7):
- make bigger or more
Example in sentence:- The boss finally increased her salary;
- The university increased the number of students it admitted
Definition
[ v. i.]