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Meaning of increasing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

increasing

Pronunciation:/ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

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

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

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

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

  4. To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.

    Example: The Moon increases.

adjective

Definitions

  1. On the increase.

    Example: steadily increasing demand