increase

[/ɪnˈkriːs/ (verb), /ˈɪnkriːs/ (noun)]

verb/nounpl: increases (noun)

aumentar (verb), aumento (noun)

1. To make or become greater in size, amount, or degree

The company decided to increase production by 20%.

A empresa decidiu aumentar a produção em 20%.

2. A rise or addition in size, amount, or degree (noun)

There was a significant increase in sales last quarter.

Houve um aumento significativo nas vendas no trimestre passado.

3. To add to; to make larger or more abundant

We need to increase our efforts to meet the deadline.

Precisamos aumentar nossos esforços para cumprir o prazo.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

aumentar/aumento

Standard usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

aumentar/aumento

Colloquially may use 'subir' (to go up) in informal contexts

São Paulo

aumentar/aumento

Standard usage, formal and informal

Portugal

aumentar/aumento

Identical usage; may also use 'crescimento' for increase/growth in some contexts

increase in leaps and bounds

on the increase

on an upward trend

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