increase

«increase» in Mova's school dictionary: To become bigger in number, amount or size; to grow — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• A pay rise is an increase in pay; some come each year, others have to be asked for.
• "Price adjustment" usually means a price increase.
• If a predator disappears, its prey usually increases in number.
• If prey animals increase too much, they can eat too many plants and harm the whole habitat.
• And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «increase» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.