[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/increase/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) / increase

# increase

verb (increase, increases, increased, increasing); noun (an increase, increases)

«increase» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To become bigger in number, amount or size; to grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/increase/#m1)
2. To make something bigger or more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/increase/#m2)
3. (noun) A rise in number, amount or size. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/increase/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths, «increase by» means add that amount; «increase to» means the new total; a percentage increase is a part added on. In science, temperature or speed increases. In everyday life, prices increase. Phrases: «increase by», «increase to», «on the increase», «a sharp increase».

### Examples

- The number of pupils increased from 20 to 25. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/increase/#x1)
- Increase 8 by 5 and you get 13. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/increase/#x2)
- Prices increase every year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/increase/#x3)
- When you heat water, its temperature increases. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/increase/#x4)
- There was an increase in rain this month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/increase/#x5)
- Exercise increases your heart rate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/increase/#x6)
- Cases of colds are on the increase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/increase/#x7)
- The number of carriages is continually on the increase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/increase/#x8)

### Note

Stress: verb «in-CREASE», noun «IN-crease». Opposite: decrease. Maths trap: «increase by 5» means +5; «increase to 5» means the answer is 5. «Increase by 10%» means add a tenth.

## In Jewish tradition

In Leviticus it means interest or profit taken on a loan, and elsewhere the crops a field produces. In the Psalms it also means to grow or to make greater, as when God increases a person's greatness or a people's children.

**Interpretation.** The Torah forbids charging interest to a fellow Israelite in need. Tradition reads this as a duty of kindness and help for the poor, and reads growth and increase as blessings from God.

### Examples

- And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof; (Torah EXO.23.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x1)
- Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase. (Torah LEV.25.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x2)
- Take thou no interest of him or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. (Torah LEV.25.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x3)
- Thou wilt increase my greatness, and turn and comfort me. (Writings PSA.71.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x4)
- And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase. (Writings PSA.107.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x5)
- The LORD increase you more and more, you and your children. (Writings PSA.115.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/#x6)

### Note

Stress: verb «in-CREASE», noun «IN-crease». Opposite: decrease. Maths trap: «increase by 5» means +5; «increase to 5» means the answer is 5. «Increase by 10%» means add a tenth.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «increase» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/increase/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«increase» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/increase.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «increase» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/increase/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«increase» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/increase.html) on Mova free.