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Pronunciation / Transliteration: awmenˈtaɾ
"El gobierno quiere aumentar el salario mínimo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree.
"The company plans to increase production to meet the high demand."
- 1
A rise or growth in the size, amount, or degree of something.
"There has been a steady increase in temperature over the past decade."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English word 'incresen', stemming from the Anglo-Norman French 'incres-, stem of increstre', and ultimately from the Latin 'increscere', meaning to grow upon or increase (from 'in-' meaning in/upon + 'crescere' meaning to grow). Over time, the word shifted from denoting literal organic growth to encompass broader quantitative and qualitative expansions.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Increase"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Increase" is said worldwide
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augmenter
Transliteration: oɡmɑ̃te
"Le prix du carburant va augmenter demain."
erhöhen
Transliteration: ɛɐ̯ˈhøːən
"Wir müssen die Sicherheit auf der Straße erhöhen."
aumentare
Transliteration: aumenˈtare
"Le vendite continuano ad aumentare ogni mese."
aumentar
Transliteration: awmenˈtaɾ
"El gobierno quiere aumentar el salario mínimo."
aumentar
Transliteration: awmẽˈtaɾ
"A empresa decidiu aumentar o número de funcionários."
बढ़ाना
Transliteration: badhana
"हमें अपनी उत्पादकता बढ़ानी चाहिए।"
增加
Transliteration: zēngjiā
"我们必须增加投资来发展经济。"
증가하다
Transliteration: jeunggahada
"올해 관광객 수가 크게 증가했습니다."
増加する
Transliteration: zōka suru
"日本の高齢化人口は増加している。"
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