augment

aumentare, accrescere

Rendere qualcosa più grande, abbondante o forte aggiungendovi qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To make something larger or greater by adding to it.

• Extra work can augment your income.
• The hospital augmented its staff during the emergency.
• They plan to augment the water supply with a new well.

Come si usa: augment something with something (They augmented their savings with money from weekend work.)

Sinonimi: increase, supplement, expand

Contrari: reduce, decrease

Espressioni comuni: augment something, augment income, augment resources

aumentare, crescere

Diventare più grande o aumentare di quantità o intensità.

In inglese semplice: To become larger or greater.

• Their numbers began to augment.
• The army’s strength augmented over the winter.
• The pressure may augment as the heat rises.

Come si usa: augment in something (The force continued to augment in strength.)

Sinonimi: grow, increase

Contrari: shrink, decrease

Espressioni comuni: augment in size, augment in strength

aumento

Suono aggiunto davanti a un verbo in alcune lingue per indicare il passato.

In inglese semplice: A sound added at the start of a verb in some languages to show past time.

• This Greek verb has an augment.
• The augment marks a past tense.
• Students identified the augments in the verb forms.

Espressioni comuni: syllabic augment, past tense augment, the augment