🇬🇧🇪🇸 increase - aumentar : English Lesson

Meaning of "increase" ("aumentar"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To increase means to make something bigger in number, size, or amount, or to let it grow more than before. If you increase something, you add to it so there is more of it than you had at the start.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

When I added baking powder instead of sugar, I increased the puffiness of the cake and decreased anyone’s desire to eat it.

I tried to increase my coolness by wearing sunglasses inside, but I just increased the number of things I bumped into.

Our teacher increased the suspense by staring at us silently before announcing the surprise: a pop quiz.

I increased my chances of getting out of bed by promising myself three extra minutes of cartoons.

When things get warmer, most stuff increases in size a tiny bit—so on a super hot day, you are actually just a teeny-tiny bit taller!

A boy has a small bowl of food. He wants to increase the food. He pours more food to increase the bowl. He asks his sister to increase the food more. She adds food to increase the pile and increase the boy's smile. The dog sees more food, wags and jumps, and the boy is happy.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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