on the increase.

present participle of increase

(knitting) An increase.

plural of increasing

(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater. / (transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger. / To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

An amount by which a quantity is increased. / For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger / Offspring, progeny / (knitting) The creation of one or more new stitches; see Increase (knitting).

simple past tense and past participle of increase

plural of increase

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of increase

(rare) An increase; growth. / (rare) An increment; an addition; augmentation.