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INCREASE

verb   

present participle increasing, past tense and past participle increased

 

to get bigger or to make something bigger

aumentar

Smoking increases the risk of serious illnesses.

Sales of computers have increased by 15 percent.

INCREASE 

noun

a rise in the amount or size of something

aumento

a price increase

We are seeing an increase in standards of living.

 

INCREASE

verb

to (cause to) grow in size, number etc

aumentar

The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.

increasingly adverb

more and more

cada vez más

It became increasingly difficult to find helpers.

on the increase

becoming more frequent or becoming greater

en aumento

Acts of violence are on the increase.