increase
/ɪnˈkriːs/verb
उच्चारण इन्क्रीस
बढ़ना; बढ़ाना
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (from A) (to B) | ~ (by sth)
to become greater in amount, number or value; to make something greater
बढ़ना; बढ़ाना
- The population has increased rapidly.
- The bank increased the interest rate by one per cent.
- The price of onions increased sharply in July.
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- Regular exercise can increase your energy.
- The school has increased the number of seats in Class 9.
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[C, U] ~ (in sth)
a rise in the amount, number or value of something
वृद्धि, बढ़ोतरी
- There has been an increase in the number of applicants.
- The shop reported a sharp increase in sales during the festival season.
- There was a big increase in the number of visitors to the museum.
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- Workers asked for an increase in their pay.
- An increase in rainfall helped the farmers.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
increase (verb) vs increase (noun)
The verb has the stress on the second syllable and the noun on the first. The same spelling serves both.
Verb में stress दूसरे syllable पर और noun में पहले syllable पर होता है; दोनों की वर्तनी समान है।
- Prices increase every year.
- There is an increase in prices.
increase by / to / from ... to
By shows the amount of change, while to gives the final level and from gives the starting level.
'By' परिवर्तन की मात्रा बताता है, जबकि 'to' अंतिम स्तर और 'from' आरंभिक स्तर बताता है।
- Sales increased by ten per cent.
- Fees rose from 500 to 600.
an increase in / of
An increase in names the thing that goes up, and an increase of names the size of the rise.
'An increase in' उस वस्तु को बताता है जो बढ़ी, और 'an increase of' वृद्धि के परिमाण को बताता है।
- There was an increase in crime of five per cent.
on the increase / increasingly
On the increase means growing in number. Increasingly is an adverb meaning more and more as time passes.
'On the increase' का अर्थ संख्या में बढ़ता हुआ है; 'increasingly' adverb है जिसका अर्थ समय के साथ अधिकाधिक है।
- Online shopping is increasingly popular in villages.
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adjective + increase
sharpsteadyslightdramaticsudden
- There was a sharp increase in petrol prices.
वृद्धि की गति और परिमाण बताने के लिए ये विशेषण आते हैं।
verb + increase
see anshow anannounce anexpect ancause an
- The bank announced an increase in interest rates.
adverb + increase
rapidlygraduallysteadilysharplyslightly
- The population increases steadily.
increase + noun
increase in priceincrease in demandincrease in salaryincrease in crime
- A rise in demand caused an increase in price.
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- The government plans to increase the number of seats.
सरकार सीटों की संख्या बढ़ाने की योजना बना रही है।
- A rise in demand caused an increase in prices.
माँग में वृद्धि से कीमतों में वृद्धि हुई।
- Her confidence increased with practice.
अभ्यास के साथ उसका आत्मविश्वास बढ़ा।
- Crime is on the increase in some cities.
कुछ शहरों में अपराध बढ़ रहे हैं।
- The railways increased the fare by five per cent.
रेलवे ने किराया पाँच प्रतिशत बढ़ा दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The price increased with ten per cent.
✓ The price increased by ten per cent.
The amount of change is introduced by by, not with.
परिवर्तन की मात्रा 'by' से जुड़ती है, 'with' से नहीं।
✗ There is an increase of crime.
✓ There is an increase in crime.
Use in with the thing that changes, and of only with the size of the change.
जिस वस्तु में परिवर्तन हो, उसके साथ 'in' आता है, और 'of' केवल परिवर्तन के परिमाण के साथ।
✗ We should increase up the speed.
✓ We should increase the speed.
Increase is a transitive verb and does not need the particle up.
'Increase' सकर्मक क्रिया है और उसे particle 'up' की आवश्यकता नहीं होती।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Increase, raise and rise all mean going up, but differ in grammar.
Increase, raise और rise सभी का अर्थ ऊपर जाना है, पर व्याकरण में अंतर है।
Can be used with or without an object.
Object के साथ या बिना दोनों रूपों में प्रयुक्त।
- Prices increased.
¶Idioms 1
on the increase
increasing
बढ़ रहा (है)
- Online fraud is on the increase.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Verb inCREASE, noun INcrease.
Verb में stress दूसरे syllable पर और noun में पहले syllable पर आता है।
An increase in prices, increase by ten per cent.
'an increase in prices' और 'increase by ten per cent' सही हैं।