Increase meanings in Finnish

lisätä

Example:

We need to increase our efforts to reduce pollution.

Meidän on lisättävä ponnistelujamme saastumisen vähentämiseksi.

The company plans to increase production next year.

Yritys aikoo lisätä tuotantoa ensi vuonna.

Usage: formalContext: Used in business, environmental discussions, or any formal context where growth or enhancement is discussed.

Note: Commonly used in both written and spoken Finnish, especially in professional settings.

kasvaa

Example:

The population is expected to increase significantly.

Väestön odotetaan kasvavan merkittävästi.

Interest in the project has increased over time.

Kiinnostus hanketta kohtaan on kasvanut ajan myötä.

Usage: formal/informalContext: Used in discussions about growth, such as demographics, trends, or personal development.

Note: This word can also refer to physical growth, such as plants or animals.

nostaa

Example:

They decided to increase the price of the tickets.

He päättivät nostaa lippujen hintaa.

We need to increase our standards.

Meidän on nostettava standardejamme.

Usage: formal/informalContext: Used in contexts where something is raised or elevated, such as prices, standards, or expectations.

Note: Often used in everyday conversations as well as in business contexts.

voimistaa

Example:

They want to increase the volume of the music.

He haluavat voimistaa musiikin äänenvoimakkuutta.

The campaign aims to increase awareness about health issues.

Kampanjan tavoitteena on voimistaa tietoisuutta terveysongelmista.

Usage: formal/informalContext: Used when referring to enhancing or amplifying something, like sound or awareness.

Note: This term often appears in discussions about media, health, or education.

expand

To increase in size or scope, to make larger or more extensive.

Example: The company plans to expand its operations to new markets.

Note: Expanding implies growth or extension in a physical or conceptual sense.

augment

To make something greater by adding to it, to increase in size, amount, or degree.

Example: She augmented her income by taking on a part-time job.

Note: Augmenting often involves adding something to enhance or improve the existing.

enlarge

To make or become bigger or more extensive, to increase in size.

Example: The architect plans to enlarge the windows to let in more natural light.

Note: Enlarging specifically refers to making something physically larger.

Ramp up

To increase something quickly or to a higher level.

Example: The company decided to ramp up production to meet the increasing demand.

Note: This phrase implies a rapid or significant increase.

Boost

To increase or improve something.

Example: The new marketing campaign helped boost sales by 20%.

Note: It suggests a positive and impactful increase.

Scale up

To increase the size, amount, or extent of something.

Example: The organization plans to scale up its operations to reach a larger audience.

Note: It often refers to expanding or growing in a structured manner.

Up the ante

To increase the level of something, especially in a competitive situation.

Example: The competitors decided to up the ante by offering a better deal.

Note: It conveys intensifying or raising the stakes.

Step up

To increase or improve the level or intensity of something.

Example: We need to step up our efforts to complete the project on time.

Note: It suggests taking action to enhance or intensify.

Hike up

To increase something, especially prices, significantly.

Example: The company decided to hike up the prices due to rising costs.

Note: This phrase specifically relates to raising prices or charges.

Drive up

To increase or raise something, typically referring to numbers or levels.

Example: The new marketing strategy helped drive up website traffic.

Note: It often indicates actively causing an increase.

Push up

To increase or raise something, often through external force or influence.

Example: The demand for the product pushed up production levels.

Note: It implies a forceful or external factor causing the increase.

Bump up

To increase or raise something, especially in a casual or slight manner.

Example: The manager decided to bump up the budget to accommodate the new project requirements.

Note: It suggests a minor or informal increase.

Bump

To increase or raise something, often used informally in spoken language.

Example: I heard they're going to bump up the prices next week.

Note: Bump implies a sudden or unexpected increase in contrast to a gradual increase.

Jacked up

To greatly increase or raise something, usually to a high level or price.

Example: They've jacked up the prices on all their products.

Note: Jacked up is more colloquial and emphasizes a significant or large increase.

Crank up

To increase the level or intensity of something, such as activity or effort.

Example: We need to crank up our efforts to finish this project on time.

Note: Crank up often implies adjusting something gradually to a higher level or degree.

Beef up

To strengthen, enhance, or increase something, especially security or physical presence.

Example: We need to beef up security around here.

Note: Beef up implies making something stronger or more substantial, often for added protection.

Top up

To replenish or add to something that is running low or depleted.

Example: Remember to top up your phone credit before it runs out.

Note: Top up suggests adding to or maintaining something at a certain level rather than a large increase.

Pump up

To increase or maximize the intensity, energy, or excitement of something.

Example: Let's pump up the volume on this song!

Note: Pump up refers to boosting something to a higher level, often related to energy or enthusiasm.

Beefed up

To have increased or strengthened something, usually referring to security or defense measures.

Example: The security has been beefed up ahead of the event.

Note: Beefed up is a past-tense form of 'beef up' that indicates a completed action of enhancement or reinforcement.

The company plans to increase its profits by 20% this year.

Yhtiö suunnittelee lisäävänsä voittojaan 20 % tänä vuonna.

The temperature is expected to increase by 5 degrees Celsius tomorrow.

Lämpötilan odotetaan nousevan 5 celsiusastetta huomenna.

The demand for organic food has been increasing steadily in recent years.

Luomuruoan kysyntä on kasvanut tasaisesti viime vuosina.

Increase - Noun (Noun) / Noun, singular or mass (Noun, singular or mass)

Lemma: increase

Conjugations

Noun, plural (Noun, plural): increases, increase

Noun, singular or mass (Noun, singular or mass): increase

Verb, past tense (Verb, past tense): increased

Verb, gerund or present participle (Verb, gerund or present participle): increasing

Verb, 3rd person singular present (Verb, 3rd person singular present): increases

Verb, base form (Verb, base form): increase

Verb, non-3rd person singular present (Verb, non-3rd person singular present): increase

Syllabification and Stress

increase Contains 2 syllables: in • crease

Phonetic transcription: in-ˈkrēs

in crease , in ˈkrēs (The red syllable is stressed)

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increase: 800 - 900 (Extremely common).

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