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Engelsk navneord: increase | |||
| 1. | increase (om mængde el. mål) a quantity that is added | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | There was an addition to property taxes this year. They recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | addition, gain | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | indefinite quantity | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | accretion | ||
| 2. | increase (om begivenhed) a change resulting in an increase | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The increase is scheduled for next month. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | alteration, change, modification | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | augmentation, concentration, explosion, jump, leap, run-up, runup, waxing | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | decrease, lessening, drop-off | ||
| 3. | increase (om proces) a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The increase in unemployment. The growth of population. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | growth, increment | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | physical process, process | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | accession, accretion, accretion, accretion, accretion, accumulation, broadening, multiplication, population growth, proliferation, pullulation, relaxation, widening | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | decrease, decrement | ||
| 4. | increase (om egenskab) the amount by which something increases | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | increment | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | amount | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | amplification, boost, cost increase, fare increase, gain, hike, hike, price increase, raise, rise, rise, salary increase, supplement, supplementation, tax boost, tax hike, tax-increase, up-tick, wage hike, wage increase | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | decrement, decrease | ||
| 5. | increase (om handling) the act of increasing something | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He gave me an increase in salary. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | step-up | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | change of magnitude | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | accrual, accruement, accumulation, addition, advance, aggrandisement, aggrandizement, amplification, appreciation, augmentation, elevation, enlargement, escalation, exaggeration, expanding upon, expansion, expansion, inclusion, intensification, intensification, maximation, maximisation, maximization, rise, split, split up, stock split, strengthening, surge, upsurge | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: increase | |||
| 1. | increase (om ændring) become bigger or greater in amount | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The amount of work increased. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | Their earnings increase this year | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | change magnitude | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | accrue, accumulate, add, add to, amass, appreciate, apprise, apprize, broaden, climb, compound, conglomerate, crescendo, cumulate, deepen, deepen, explode, full, gain, gather, gather, grow, heighten, intensify, intensify, irrupt, mount, pile up, pullulate, pyramid, revalue, rise, shoot up, snowball, spike, swell, wax, wax, widen | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | ||
| 2. | increase (om ændring) make bigger or more | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The boss finally increased her salary. The university increased the number of students it admitted. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | They increase their earnings this year | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | alter, change, modify | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | advance, amplify, augment, blow up, blow up, boost, boost, broaden, build, build up, build up, enlarge, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, extend, heighten, heighten, inflate, intensify, kite, lengthen, magnify, manifold, maximise, maximize, multiply, raise, ramp up, regenerate, rev, rev up, rev up, rise, step up, step up, stretch, supercharge, up, widen, work up | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | minify, decrease, lessen | ||
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