aumentar

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to increase

verb

aumentar
transitive verb
1. to increase
  • aumentar la producción -> to increase production
  • la lente aumenta la imagen -> the lens magnifies the image
  • me han aumentado el sueldo -> my salary has been raised
  • aumentó casi 10 kilos -> he put on almost 10 kilos
intransitive verb
2. to increase, to rise (temperatura, gastos, sueldo, tensión); to increase (velocidad)
  • aumentar de peso/tamaño -> to increase in weight/size
  • aumentar de precio -> to go up o increase in price
  • el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento -> unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent

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aumentar [ah-oo-men-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1. To augment, to increase, to enlarge.
  • Aumento de población -> population increase
  • Aumento de precio -> rise in price
  • En aumento -> to increase
verb reflexive
2. To gather, to grow larger.

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Verb Conjugation for "aumentar"

Infinitive
aumentar
Gerund
aumentando
Participle
aumentado
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo aumento aumenté aumentaba aumentaré aumente
Tú aumentas aumentaste aumentabas aumentarás aumentes
Ella/Él/Usted aumenta aumentó aumentaba aumentará aumente
Nosotros aumentamos aumentamos aumentábamos aumentaremos aumentemos
Vosotros aumentáis aumentasteis aumentabais aumentaréis aumentéis
Ellos/Ustedes aumentan aumentaron aumentaban aumentarán aumenten
Complete aumentar conjugation

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Q: aumentar a las ventas
A: Oh yea, I mean to say that these "methods of advertisements interrupts the lives of people in order to increase their sales." > Natasha said: > interrumpir…
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