increase by



increase something by something

to enlarge something by an amount or degree. They increased the size of the house by two hundred square feet. The engine size on the new model has been increased by a small amount.
See also: increase

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Herkus-Lithuanian
Beatrizbe-ah-TREETH (Spanish), be-ah-TREES (Latin American Spanish), be-a-TREES (Portuguese), be-a-TREESH (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Quirijn-Dutch
SanfordSAN-fərdEnglish
Bishan-Indian, Hindi
Zhi-Chinese