increase
Translation
to increase, to grow, to raise
Examples
The company wants to increase its sales.
The company wants to increase its sales.
The population has increased a lot.
The population has increased a lot.
They increased the price by 10 per cent.
They increased the price by 10 percent.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to make (sth.) bigger The company will increase salaries.
((by sth.)) to become bigger The price increased by 5%.
((in sth.)) to become bigger in a specific area The town increased in size.
Similar Words
Synonyms: grow, expand, raise; Antonyms: decrease, reduce, shrink
Etymology
From Latin 'in-' (in, on) + 'crescere' (to grow). Literally 'to grow on'.
Memory Tips
Think of a plant 'in-creasing' in size as it grows. The noun form is the same word: 'an increase in price'.