increase
//ɪnˈkriːs//
Verb
increasedPast tense
increasedPast participle
increasingPresent participle
increasesThird-person singular
1
to become or make greater in size, amount, number, or degree
The company plans to increase its sales by 20% this year.
2
to grow or cause to grow in quantity, intensity, or extent
The pain increased as the day went on.
Noun
increasesPlural
1
a rise in the size, amount, number, or degree of something
There has been a significant increase in sales this year.
2
the amount by which something becomes larger or greater
The increase in temperature was 5 degrees.