Past tense of increase
regular verb
The past tense of increase is increased. The past participle is also increased.
Forms of increase
| Base form (V1) | increase /ɪnˈkɹiːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | increased /ɪnˈkɹiːst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | increased /ɪnˈkɹiːst/ |
| Present participle | increasing /ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | increases /ɪnˈkɹisɪz/ |
Increased in a sentence
- His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money.
- The report said that deep learning methods increased from just 118 patent requests in 2013 to nearly 2,400 in 2016.2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019
- The revenues from both brand-name drugs and generic drugs have increased.From the entry drug
- He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.From the entry bench
- Orders were reported to have increased 2% monthly, ahead of the 1.2% expected by the street.From the entry street
Meaning of increase
- verb (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
- verb To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.
- verb To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
Questions about the past tense of increase
- What is the past tense of increase?
- The past tense of increase is increased.
- What is the past participle of increase?
- The past participle of increase is increased.
- Is increase a regular or irregular verb?
- Increase is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: increase (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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