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increase, v.
(increased, increases, increasing)
freq. cnt. 147
more info become bigger or greater in amount
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 86 freq. cnt.: 86

increase

sample sentences

"The amount of work increased"

verb frames

Something ----s
Their earnings %s this year
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
increase increase increase increase increase
antonym
decrease
semantic pointers
hyponym
accrue spike add to gain, gather explode, irrupt pyramid snowball accumulate, pile up, gather, amass, cumulate, conglomerate add intensify, deepen compound, intensify, deepen, heighten grow pullulate widen appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue broaden shoot up mount, rise, climb, wax wax, full crescendo swell
hypernym
change magnitude
more info make bigger or more
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 61 freq. cnt.: 61

increase

sample sentences

"The boss finally increased her salary"
"The university increased the number of students it admitted"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s their earnings this year
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
increase increase increase increase increase
antonym
decrease
semantic pointers
hypernym
change, alter, modify
hyponym
extend, stretch augment build up enlarge up raise enlarge, blow up, magnify multiply, manifold build up, work up, build, ramp up expand, inflate, blow up, amplify intensify, step up, escalate boost lengthen regenerate maximize, maximise heighten rise, heighten rev, rev up step up, rev up advance, boost, supercharge extend, broaden, widen kite