aumentar

/awmẽˈtaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
aumento
preterite (eu)
aumentei
past participle
aumentado

Meaning

  1. to increase

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: occurrence. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

incrementar

incrementar is more modern and business-focused, often used in tech contexts; aumentar is the general everyday word — both mean "to increase."

Similar in other languages

German

aufstocken

aufstocken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to increase."

Spanish

acrecentar

acrecentar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to increase."

Spanish

aumentar

aumentar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to increase."

Practice

1 What does aumentar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches aumentar?

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