Polyglot Dictionary

augmenter

/og.mɑ̃.te/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present: augmente
past: a augmenté
perfect: augmenté

Meaning

to increase
- Le prix du pain augmente chaque année.
  
  The price of bread increases every year.
- Le loyer a augmenté de dix pour cent cette année. Plusieurs locataires ont décidé de déménager.
  
  The rent increased by ten percent this year. Several tenants decided to move out.

Similar words

accroître is more formal or literary; augmenter is the everyday word — both mean "to increase."

Practice

1 What does augmenter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le prix du pain ___ chaque année.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches augmenter?

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Last updated 2026-09-27