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increase

increase

Meaning of increase

make higher

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EN-UK/ɪnˈkriːs/
EN-US/ɪnˈkris/
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increase with Russian translation

increase usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Хозяин собирается повышать арендную плату с следующего месяца.

The landlord plans to increase the rent from next month.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Нам нужно постепенно повышать температуру котла вечером.

We need to increase the boiler temperature tonight.

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increase belongs to the topic "Housing and Utilities". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

increaseповышать
messбеспорядок
trashмусор
toolинструмент
sinkраковина
wipeпротирать
turn onвключать

increase synonyms

Related words worth learning together

raise
Transitive verb often used when someone actively makes something higher (e.g., wages, prices).
rise
Usually intransitive meaning to move upward or increase on its own (e.g., prices rise).
go up
Informal phrasal verb meaning to increase or become higher.
boost
Suggests a strong or intentional increase, often with a positive or supportive connotation.
escalate
Formal verb often used when an increase denotes worsening or intensification (e.g., conflicts, costs); implies rapid or continuing growth.
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🇬🇧en

Transitive verb often used when someone actively makes something higher (e.g., wages, prices).

B1Very Often

The council plans to raise council tax next year.

🇬🇧en

Usually intransitive meaning to move upward or increase on its own (e.g., prices rise).

B1Very Often

Electricity prices tend to rise in winter.

🇬🇧en

Informal phrasal verb meaning to increase or become higher.

B1Very Often

Gas bills went up after the price change.

B
🇬🇧en
boost

Suggests a strong or intentional increase, often with a positive or supportive connotation.

B2Often

The council introduced subsidies to boost energy efficiency in homes.

E
🇬🇧en
escalate

Formal verb often used when an increase denotes worsening or intensification (e.g., conflicts, costs); implies rapid or continuing growth.

C1Often

Repair costs can escalate if problems are ignored.

H
🇬🇧en
heighten

Formal verb often used for increasing intensity of non-physical things (e.g., tension, awareness).

C1Rarely

News reports can heighten concern about housing safety.

A
🇬🇧en
augment

Formal or literary verb meaning to make larger in quantity, number, or extent.

C1Rarely

The housing program augmented its budget to support more families.

🇬🇧en

Emphasizes growth in size, extent or scope rather than just numeric increase.

B2Often

The housing association plans to expand its services to more neighborhoods.

A
🇬🇧en
amplify

Often used for increasing intensity, effect or volume; frequently used figuratively to mean intensify impact.

C1Rarely

Campaigns amplified tenants' complaints about poor heating.

S
🇬🇧en
step up

Phrasal verb meaning to increase effort, intensity or frequency of actions, often proactively.

B2Often

The council stepped up inspections of old boilers after complaints.

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How to pronounce increase and what this word means

increase means increase. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce increase

/ɪnˈkriːs/

increase translation

increase

increase examples

The landlord plans to increase the rent from next month.

increase transcription

/ɪnˈkriːs/, /ɪnˈkris/

Questions about this word

increase meaning: what does it mean?

make higher

increase pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

increase is pronounced as /ɪnˈkriːs/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

increase definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The landlord plans to increase the rent from next month. Translation: Хозяин собирается повышать арендную плату с следующего месяца.

Is increase part of Housing and Utilities vocabulary?

Yes, increase can be learned in the Housing and Utilities topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is increase part of Home and Household vocabulary?

Yes, increase can be learned in the Home and Household topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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