0 past simple and past participle of increase
1 to (make something) become larger in amount or size:
Incidents of armed robbery have increased over the last few years.
The cost of the project has increased dramatically/significantly since it began.
Gradually increase the temperature to boiling point.
Increased/Increasing efforts are being made to end the dispute.
Studies show that if a working environment is pleasant, productivity increases.
Students do find that their workload increases throughout the course.
Life expectancy in Europe has increased greatly in the 20th century.
Increased cortical representation of the fingers of the left hand in string players.
Magnesium increased in the castor bean globoids but remained relatively constant in rice globoids.
Correspondingly, men and women with the greatest burden of childcare responsibilities had increased risk of psychological distress, but this risk was significantly greater for men.
