aumentar
/aumenˈtaɾ/
verb
B1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- aumento
- preterite (yo)
- aumenté
- past participle
- aumentado
Meaning
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to increase
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Los precios aumentan.
Prices are increasing.
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Similar words
aumentar is the most common, everyday word for "to increase"; acrecentar is more formal or literary.
aumentar is the most common, everyday word for "to increase"; incrementar is slightly more formal or technical.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
incrementar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to increase."
Practice
1 What does aumentar mean?
to increase
2 Which fingerprint chart matches aumentar?
aumentar: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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