how to pronounce increase

/ɪnkˈɹiːs/

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increase is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of increase in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… price range a price increase a price …”

meaning of increase

To increase means to make or to become larger in quantity.

increase frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word increase occurs in english on average 168.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics increase can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that increase can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) life, nature, and living environment;