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"to increase" in seven languages

Meaningto increase

Spanish

aumentar

/aumenˈtaɾ/

learned

French

augmenter

/ɔɡmɑ̃te/

learned

Italian

aumentare

/aumenˈtare/

learned

Portuguese

aumentar

/awmẽˈtah/

learned

Romanian

crește

/ˈkreʃte/

other source · Latin CRĒSCERE 'to grow'

Catalan

augmentar

/əwɡmənˈta/

learned

English

increase

/ɪnˈkɹis/

other source · Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin INCRĒSCERE 'to grow'

English → Italianto increaseaumentareNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: augment, auction, author (all from AUGĒRE).What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

AUGMENTĀRE (Late Latin)‘to enlarge (AUGĒRE 'to grow, increase')’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

The AU that should have become o in a spoken word is still there: aumentar, aumentare — the mark of a learned verb. French spells the g but says [ɔɡmɑ̃te].

English relatives: augment, auction, author (all from AUGĒRE)

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In a sentence

  • esLos precios han aumentado mucho.
  • frLes prix ont beaucoup augmenté.
  • itI prezzi sono aumentati molto.
  • ptOs preços aumentaram muito.
  • roPrețurile au crescut mult.
  • caEls preus han augmentat molt.
  • enPrices have increased a lot.

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