increase
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- noun
- /ˈɪnˌkriːs/
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aumento
- All of the human studies show an increase in insulin sensitivity.
- a significant increase
- rate of increase
- an increase in number
Well, that's happening again, like an enormous increase in drug overdoses.
- Well, that's happening again, like an enormous increase in drug overdoses.
- So we may be looking at a steep increase, but the total numbers are small.
- It does not seem to have anything to do with an increase in guns.
- What do you think or what are you attributing this increase in young male side to?
- And you're seeing an increase in in lesbianism.
- And so when they isolated us, the whole significant increase in brain problems.
- Definitely an increase in balance issues.
- There is no increase of the entropy one way or the other.
Examples
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These are quite rapid rates of increase for a pre industrial population.
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There has been a noticeable increase in the number of students applying for scholarships this year.
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As time goes on, you see an increase and then it starts to level off.
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That is the largest single year increase on record.
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A week ago, an increase was announced.
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There have been an increase in activity over the past few days.
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Last year, many industries saw an overall increase in venture capital investments.
Academic text (2011) -
In recent years, there have been substantial increases in the world's population.
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Commissioner John Frankel says the increase has been brought on by two main factors.
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Study-abroad programs experienced a dramatic increase in number between the early 1960s and mid-1970s.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.6
An increase in size, number, or importance of something
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3.3
An increase in size, amount, or range
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9.5
A rapid increase in the number or amount of something
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5.1
A small fixed amount by which something increases
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3.6
An increase in amount, level, or strength
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2.8
A quick increase in size, number, or importance
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6.1
An increase in size, amount, or level
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3.3
An increase in size or amount
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5.0
A sudden strong increase in activity or interest
A sudden rise in the number or amount of something
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Etymology
Increase comes from Latin parts in- 'in' and crescere 'to grow', so it originally meant 'to grow'; that's why as a noun it can mean the process of becoming larger or more.