English Dictionary

increase

/ɪnˈkɹiːs/

verb

(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.

The number of students in the class is expected to increase.

意味（1）

(intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.

意味（2）

(transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.

意味（3）

To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.

Fishes are infinitely more numerous of increasing than Beasts or Birds, as appears by the numerous Spawn.

意味（4）

(astronomy, intransitive) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

The Moon increases.