increase
part of speech
verb (increase, increases, increased, increasing); noun (an increase, increases)
meaning for a pupil
1) To become bigger in number, amount or size; to grow. tree →
2) To make something bigger or more. tree →
3) (noun) A rise in number, amount or size. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Leviticus it means interest or profit taken on a loan, and elsewhere the crops a field produces. In the Psalms it also means to grow or to make greater, as when God increases a person's greatness or a people's children. Interpretation: The Torah forbids charging interest to a fellow Israelite in need. Tradition reads this as a duty of kindness and help for the poor, and reads growth and increase as blessings from God. In the primary lessons: In maths, «increase by» means add that amount; «increase to» means the new total; a percentage increase is a part added on. In science, temperature or speed increases. In everyday life, prices increase. Phrases: «increase by», «increase to», «on the increase», «a sharp increase».
examples
- And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof; (Torah EXO.23.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase. (Torah LEV.25.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- Take thou no interest of him or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. (Torah LEV.25.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me. (Writings PSA.71.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase. (Writings PSA.107.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- The LORD increase you more and more, you and your children. (Writings PSA.115.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- The number of pupils increased from 20 to 25. tree →
- Increase 8 by 5 and you get 13. tree →
- Prices increase every year. tree →
- When you heat water, its temperature increases. tree →
- There was an increase in rain this month. tree →
- Exercise increases your heart rate. tree →
- Cases of colds are on the increase. tree →
- The number of carriages is continually on the increase. tree →
note
Stress: verb «in-CREASE», noun «IN-crease». Opposite: decrease. Maths trap: «increase by 5» means +5; «increase to 5» means the answer is 5. «Increase by 10%» means add a tenth.
In the corpora
- And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
- And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.
- And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof;
- By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
- and for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be for food.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «increase» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.