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The correct spelling is increase.
How to pronounce increase
noun
Say it like: Inc-ree-se
The correct spelling is increase. An amount by which a quantity is increased. For example: "His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."
Usage Examples
“His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.”
“The Moon increases.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An amount by which a quantity is increased.
- 2.For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
- 3.Offspring, progeny
- 4.The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).
verb
- 1.(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.
- 2.To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
- 3.To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
- 4.To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
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