increase

Nghĩa

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.

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 Increase (knitting).

Được gạch nối như

in‧crease

Phát âm là (IPA)

/ɪnˈkɹiːs/

Từ nguyên

From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“increase”), present active infinitive of increscō, from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”).
The noun is from Middle English encres, from the verb.