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is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun, and with the stress on the second syllable as a verb.

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verb

1. To make or become greater or larger: aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax. Informal beef up. See increase/decrease.
2. To produce sexually or asexually others of one's kind: breed, multiply, procreate, proliferate, propagate, reproduce, spawn. See reproduction/barrenness.

noun

1. The act of increasing or rising: aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upswing, upturn. See increase/decrease.
2. The amount by which something is increased: advance, boost, hike, increment, jump, raise, rise. See increase/decrease.
3. The process by which an organism produces others of its kind: breeding, multiplication, procreation, proliferation, propagation, reproduction, spawning. See reproduction/barrenness.

n

Definition: addition, growth
Antonyms: decrease, depletion, diminishment, loss, reduction, subtraction

v

Definition: add or grow
Antonyms: decrease, deplete, diminish, lose, reduce, subtract

sign description: Both U-hands, one is placed on top of the other as the hands move upwards.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - forøges, stige, vokse, gå op
v. tr. - forøge, forhøje, forstørre
n. - forøgelse, forhøjelse, forstørrelse, stigning, vækst

idioms:

• on the increase    stigende, tiltagende, for opadgående

Nederlands (Dutch)
toenemen, vergroten, zich vermenigvuldigen, vermeerderen, aangroeien, verhogen, toename, vergroting, verhoging, salarisverhoging

Français (French)
v. intr. - grandir, s'agrandir, croître, s'accroître, s'accentuer, grossir, augmenter
v. tr. - augmenter, grossir, accroître, croître, agrandir, majorer, accentuer
n. - augmentation, accroissement, hausse

idioms:

• on the increase    à la hausse

Deutsch (German)
v. - zunehmen, sich vermehren, wachsen, verstärken, erhöhen, vermehren
n. - Zunahme, Erhöhung, Steigerung

idioms:

• on the increase    ständig zunehmend

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αυξάνω/-ομαι, μεγαλώνω, αναπτύσσομαι
n. - αύξηση, επαύξηση, (μτφ.) άνοδος

idioms:

• on the increase    αυξανόμενος, πληθυνόμενος

Italiano (Italian)
aumentare, moltiplicarsi, crescere, accelerare, incremento, aumento

idioms:

• on the increase    in aumento

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aumentar
n. - aumento (m)

idioms:

• on the increase    subindo, aumentando

Русский (Russian)
увеличивать, усиливать, возрастание

idioms:

• on the increase    на подъеме

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - aumentarse, acrecentarse, crecer, tomar cuerpo, multiplicarse, arreciar
v. tr. - aumentar, acrecentar, incrementar, crecer
n. - aumento, crecimiento, incremento, alza, subida

idioms:

• on the increase    ir en aumento

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - öka(s), stiga, växa, tillta, höja
n. - (ut)ökning, höjning, tilltagande, tillväxt, skörd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
增加, 繁殖, 加大, 利益, 增进

idioms:

• on the increase    正在增长

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 增加, 繁殖
v. tr. - 增加, 加大
n. - 增加, 利益, 增進

idioms:

• on the increase    正在增長

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 늘다, 번식하다, 차다
v. tr. - 늘리다, 증진시키다
n. - 증가, 산물, 이자

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 増す, 増える, 増大する, 強まる, ふやす, 強める
n. - 増加, 増殖, 増加量

idioms:

• increase in sales    売り上げが伸びる
• increase in turnover    売り上げが伸びる
• on the increase    次第に増加して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزيد, يزداد (الاسم) زيادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮גדל, התקדם (באיכות, בהישגים), התגבר‬
v. tr. - ‮הגביר, העצים‬
n. - ‮תוספת, גידול, התרבות, שיעור גדילה, גדילה‬

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