aumentar

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin augmentāre, present active infinitive of augmentō (increase), from Latin augmentum (growth, increase), from augeō (increase).

Verb

aumentar (first-person singular present aumento, first-person singular preterite aumentei, past participle aumentado)

  1. to augment, increase
  2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of aumentar
  3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of aumentar

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin augmentāre, from Latin augmentum (growth, increase), from augeō (increase). Cognate of English augment.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.mẽˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.mẽˈta(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.mẽˈta(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.mẽˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.mẽˈta(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.mẽˈta(ɻ)]

  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /aw.mẽ.ˈta(χ)/
  • Hyphenation: au‧men‧tar

Verb

aumentar (first-person singular present aumento, first-person singular preterite aumentei, past participle aumentado)

  1. to increase (become larger)
    Synonyms: progredir, crescer
  2. to increase, augment (cause something to become larger)
    Synonyms: acrescentar, ampliar, amplificar

Conjugation

Antonyms


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin augmentāre, present active infinitive of augmentō (to increase), from Latin augmentum (growth, increase), from augeō (to increase). Compare English augment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aumenˈtaɾ/ [au̯.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: au‧men‧tar

Verb

aumentar (first-person singular present aumento, first-person singular preterite aumenté, past participle aumentado)

  1. (intransitive) to increase, grow
  2. (transitive) to increase, augment
  3. (transitive) to enhance
  4. (reflexive) to accumulate, to increase
  5. (reflexive) to augment

Conjugation

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Further reading

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