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increase

/ɪnˈkris/ /ɪnˈkriːs/
verb Regular verbincrease increased
  1. 1 artmak
  2. 2 arttırmak

Definition (English)

  1. To become larger in amount, number, or degree.
  2. To make something larger in amount, number, or degree.

Example Sentences

  1. The population continues to increase every year.
    Nüfus her yıl artmaya devam ediyor.
  2. We need to increase our efforts.
    Çabalarımızı artırmamız gerekiyor.
  3. The company increased its profits by 10%.
    Şirket kârını %10 artırdı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base increase
/ɪnˈkris/
Past increased
/ɪnˈkrist/
Participle increased
/ɪnˈkrist/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dincrease → increased

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /s/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. increased /ɪnˈkrist/

Synonyms

risegrowexpandmultiplyboostraiseclimb

Antonyms

decreasereducedeclinedropfall

Collocations

increase in priceincrease productionincrease speedincrease demandincrease riskincrease income

Related Words

amountnumberratelevelgrowthchange

Phrases 7

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