increase

Etymology
From, borrowed from , from , present active infinitive of , from +.

The noun is from, from the verb.

Verb

 * 1)  (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
 * 2)  To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
 * 3) To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
 * 4)  To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
 * 1)  To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
 * 2) To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
 * 3)  To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
 * 1)  To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
 * 2) To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
 * 3)  To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
 * 1)  To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
 * 1)  To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

Synonyms

 * ,, , , (rapidly), shoot up (rapidly); See also Thesaurus:increase
 * ,, ; See also Thesaurus:augment

Antonyms

 * ,, , , (rapidly), plunge (rapidly), , , ; See also Thesaurus:decrease
 * ,, , , ; See also Thesaurus:diminish

Translations

 * Akkadian: 𒈨𒌍
 * Arabic: اِزْدَاد, زَادَ,
 * Egyptian Arabic: كبر, زاد
 * Assamese:
 * Central: বাঢ়া
 * Eastern: বঢ়া
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bulgarian:, увеличавам се
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 增加, 增長, 增大
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Coptic: ⲁⲓⲁⲓ
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Esperanto: pliiĝi
 * Estonian: kasvama
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ,
 * Friulian: cressi
 * Galician:, ,
 * Georgian: ზრდა, გადიდება, მომატება
 * German:, , , ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: αὐξάνω
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: ágerast, waxa, fjölga
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese:, 増加する, 増大する
 * Khmer: ចំឡើង, កើនឡើង
 * Latin: augescō
 * Macedonian: зголемува, зголеми
 * Middle English: cresen, encresen, waxen
 * Nahuatl: timalla, timalloa
 * Ngazidja Comorian: endjeza
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: ēacan
 * Ottoman Turkish: آرتمق
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Quechua: askhayay
 * Romanian:, , ,
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Sanskrit: वक्षति
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: ,
 * Urdu: بڑھنا
 * Vietnamese:
 * West Frisian: waakse


 * Arabic: زَاد
 * Assamese: বঢ়োৱা
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 增加, 增長, 增大
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: pliigi, plialtigi
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician:, ,
 * German:, ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: αὐξάνω, πληθύνω
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:, fjölga
 * Irish: ardaigh
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, 増加する, 増大する
 * Khmer:, , ដម្លើង
 * Korean: 증가시키다
 * Latin:, , accumulō, grandiō
 * Maori: whakarawa, whakaranea
 * Middle English: encresen
 * Mongolian:
 * Nepali: थप्नु
 * Old English: īeċan
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua: askhayachiy, achkachay
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: повећавати, повећати
 * Roman: povećavati, povećati
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: збі́льшувати, збі́льшити
 * Urdu: بڑھانا

Noun

 * 1) An amount by which a quantity is increased.
 * 2) For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
 * 3) Offspring, progeny
 * 4)  The creation of one or more new stitches; see.
 * 1) Offspring, progeny
 * 2)  The creation of one or more new stitches; see.
 * 1)  The creation of one or more new stitches; see.

Synonyms

 * ,, , , ; See also Thesaurus:adjunct or Thesaurus:acquisition
 * , ; See also Thesaurus:augmentation

Antonyms

 * ,, , , , , , , ; See also Thesaurus:decrement
 * ,, ; See also Thesaurus:diminution

Derived terms

 * natural increase rate

Translations

 * Arabic: زِيَادَة
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 增加, 增長, 增大, 增幅
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: plimultiĝo
 * Finnish:, ,
 * German:, , , , ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: αὔξησις
 * Hindi: बढ़ाई
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: breis, fuilleamh, ardú
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 増加量, ,
 * Korean: 증가량(増加量)
 * Latin: augmentum
 * Middle English: encres
 * Occitan: aument
 * Old English: ēaca
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: àrdachadh
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: pagdaragdag, pagdugang
 * Telugu:
 * Turkish:, , , , , ,
 * Ukrainian: ріст, при́ріст
 * Urdu: بڑھاْی


 * Arabic: اِرْتِفَاع, اِزْدِيَاد
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: stigning
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician: suba,
 * German: Ansteigen,, Anwachsen, , , , , ,
 * Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐍃
 * Greek:
 * Hindi: बढ़ाई
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: breisiú, fuilleamh, ardú
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Latin:
 * Middle English: encres
 * Occitan: aument
 * Old English: ēaca
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: piseach, àrdachadh
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu:
 * Turkish:, , , , , , ,
 * Urdu: بڑھاْی