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Calque of Hebrew יוֹסֵף. From increase.

From Middle English encresen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman encreistre, from Latin increscere (“to increase”), from in (“in, on”) + crescō (“grow”). The noun is from Middle English encres, from the verb.

321 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: زِيَادَة (ziyāda) — increased amount
• Bulgarian: увеличение (uveličenie) — increased amount
• Catalan: augment — increased amount
• Chinese Cantonese: 增加 (zang1 gaa1) — increased amount
• Chinese Cantonese: 增長 /增长 (zang1 zoeng2) — increased amount
• Chinese Cantonese: 增大 (zang1 daai6) — increased amount
• Chinese Cantonese: 增幅 (zang1 fuk1) — increased amount
• Chinese Mandarin: 增加 (zēngjiā) — increased amount
• Chinese Mandarin: 增大 (zēngdà) — increased amount
• Chinese Mandarin: 增長 /增长 (zēngzhǎng) — increased amount
• Chinese Mandarin: 增幅 (zēngfú) — increased amount
• Czech: zvýšení — increased amount
• Dutch: toename — increased amount
• Dutch: stijging — increased amount
• Dutch: vermeerdering — increased amount
• Esperanto: plimultiĝo — increased amount
• Finnish: lisäys — increased amount
• Finnish: lisä — increased amount
• Finnish: kasvu — increased amount
• German: Erhöhung — increased amount
• German: Steigerung — increased amount
• German: Vergrößerung — increased amount
• German: Zunahme — increased amount
• German: Anstieg — increased amount
• German: Wachstum — increased amount
• Greek: αύξηση (áfxisi) — increased amount
• Ancient Greek: αὔξησις (aúxēsis) — increased amount
• Hindi: वृद्धि (vŕddhi) — increased amount
• Hindi: बढ़ाई (baṛhāī) — increased amount
• Hungarian: növekmény — increased amount
• Hungarian: növekedés — increased amount
• Irish: breis — increased amount
• Irish: fuilleamh — increased amount
• Irish: ardú — increased amount
• Italian: aggravio — increased amount
• Italian: aumento — increased amount
• Japanese: 増加量 (zōkaryō) — increased amount
• Japanese: 増加 (zōka) — increased amount
• Japanese: 増大 (zōdai) — increased amount
• Korean: 증가량 (jeunggaryang) — increased amount
• Latin: augmentum — increased amount
• Middle English: encres — increased amount
• Occitan: aument — increased amount
• Old English: ēaca — increased amount
• Polish: wzrost — increased amount
• Polish: zwiększenie — increased amount
• Polish: przyrost — increased amount
• Portuguese: acréscimo — increased amount
• Portuguese: aumento — increased amount
• Romanian: creștere — increased amount
• Romanian: sporire — increased amount
• Romanian: mărire — increased amount
• Russian: увеличе́ние (uveličénije) — increased amount
• Russian: рост (rost) — increased amount
• Russian: приро́ст (priróst) — increased amount
• Russian: прибавле́ние (pribavlénije) — increased amount
• Sanskrit: उपचय (upacaya) — increased amount
• Scottish Gaelic: àrdachadh — increased amount
• Spanish: incremento — increased amount
• Spanish: aumento — increased amount
• Swedish: ökning — increased amount
• Tagalog: pagdaragdag — increased amount
• Tagalog: pagdugang — increased amount
• Telugu: పెంపు (pempu) — increased amount
• Ukrainian: ріст (rist) — increased amount
• Ukrainian: при́ріст (prýrist) — increased amount
• Urdu: بڑھاْی (baṛhāī) — increased amount
• Arabic: اِرْتِفَاع (irtifāʕ) — act of becoming larger
• Arabic: اِزْدِيَاد (izdiyād) — act of becoming larger
• Bulgarian: растеж (rastež) — act of becoming larger
• Bulgarian: нарастване (narastvane) — act of becoming larger
• Catalan: augment — act of becoming larger
• Chinese Mandarin: 增加 (zēngjiā) — act of becoming larger
• Chinese Mandarin: 增大 (zēngdà) — act of becoming larger
• Czech: zvýšení — act of becoming larger
• Danish: stigning — act of becoming larger
• Finnish: kasvaminen — act of becoming larger
• Finnish: lisääntyminen — act of becoming larger
• French: augmentation — act of becoming larger
• Galician: suba — act of becoming larger
• Galician: aumento — act of becoming larger
• German: Ansteigen — act of becoming larger
• German: Anstieg — act of becoming larger
• German: Anwachsen — act of becoming larger
• German: Erhöhung — act of becoming larger
• German: Steigen — act of becoming larger
• German: Steigern — act of becoming larger
• German: Vergrößern — act of becoming larger
• German: Wachsen — act of becoming larger
• German: Zunahme — act of becoming larger
• Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐍄𐍃 (uswahsts) — act of becoming larger
• Greek: αύξηση (áfxisi) — act of becoming larger
• Hindi: बढ़ाई (baṛhāī) — act of becoming larger
• Hindi: वृद्धि (vŕddhi) — act of becoming larger
• Hindi: वर्धन (vardhan) — act of becoming larger
• Hungarian: növekedés — act of becoming larger
• Irish: breisiú — act of becoming larger
• Irish: fuilleamh — act of becoming larger
• Irish: ardú — act of becoming larger
• Japanese: 増加 (zōka) — act of becoming larger
• Japanese: 増大 (zōdai) — act of becoming larger
• Korean: 증가 (jeungga) — act of becoming larger
• Latin: auctus — act of becoming larger
• Middle English: encres — act of becoming larger
• Occitan: aument — act of becoming larger
• Old English: ēaca — act of becoming larger
• Persian: افزایش (afzâyeš) — act of becoming larger
• Portuguese: aumento — act of becoming larger
• Russian: увеличе́ние (uveličénije) — act of becoming larger
• Russian: рост (rost) — act of becoming larger
• Russian: возраста́ние (vozrastánije) — act of becoming larger
• Russian: разраста́ние (razrastánije) — act of becoming larger
• Russian: прибавле́ние (pribavlénije) — act of becoming larger
• Russian: приро́ст (priróst) — act of becoming larger
• Scottish Gaelic: piseach — act of becoming larger
• Scottish Gaelic: àrdachadh — act of becoming larger
• Spanish: aumento — act of becoming larger
• Swedish: ökning — act of becoming larger
• Telugu: పెంపు (pempu) — act of becoming larger
• Turkish: artış — act of becoming larger
• Turkish: artma — act of becoming larger
• Turkish: büyüme — act of becoming larger
• Turkish: çoğalma — act of becoming larger
• Turkish: gelişme — act of becoming larger
• Turkish: kâr — act of becoming larger
• Turkish: yükselme — act of becoming larger
• Turkish: fazlalaşma — act of becoming larger
• Urdu: بڑھاْی (baṛhāī) — act of becoming larger
• Akkadian: 𒈨𒌍 (miādu, ḪI.A) — become larger
• Albanian: rritem — become larger
• Southern Altai: ӧзӧр (özör) — become larger
• Arabic: اِزْدَاد (izdād) — become larger
• Arabic: زَاد (zād) — become larger
• Arabic: كَبُر (kabur) — become larger
• Arabic: كبر (keber) — become larger
• Arabic: زاد (zād) — become larger
• Assamese: বাঢ়া (barha) — become larger
• Assamese: বঢ়া (borha) — become larger
• Azerbaijani: artmaq — become larger
• Bulgarian: нара́ствам (narástvam) — become larger
• Bulgarian: увелича́вам се (uveličávam se) — become larger
• Catalan: augmentar — become larger
• Chinese Cantonese: 增加 (zang1 gaa1) — become larger
• Chinese Cantonese: 增長 /增长 (zang1 zoeng2) — become larger
• Chinese Cantonese: 增大 (zang1 daai6) — become larger
• Chinese Mandarin: 增加 (zēngjiā) — become larger
• Chinese Mandarin: 增長 /增长 (zēngzhǎng) — become larger
• Chinese Mandarin: 增大 (zēngdà) — become larger
• Ngazidja Comorian: hwendjeza — become larger
• Coptic: ⲁⲓⲁⲓ (aiai) — become larger
• Czech: stoupat — become larger
• Dutch: toenemen — become larger
• Dutch: vermeerderen — become larger
• Dutch: verhogen — become larger
• Dutch: groeien — become larger
• Esperanto: pliiĝi — become larger
• Estonian: kasvama — become larger
• Finnish: kasvaa — become larger
• Finnish: lisääntyä — become larger
• Finnish: suurentua — become larger
• French: augmenter — become larger
• French: croître — become larger
• West-Frisian: waakse — become larger
• Friulian: cressi — become larger
• Galician: aumentar — become larger
• Galician: medrar — become larger
• Galician: arrequecer — become larger
• Georgian: ზრდა (zrda) — become larger
• Georgian: გადიდება (gadideba) — become larger
• Georgian: მომატება (momaṭeba) — become larger
• German: zunehmen — become larger
• German: steigen — become larger
• German: ansteigen — become larger
• German: wachsen — become larger
• German: anwachsen — become larger
• Greek: αυξάνομαι (afxánomai) — become larger
• Greek: αβγατίζω (avgatízo) — become larger
• Greek: ανεβαίνω (anevaíno) — become larger
• Ancient Greek: αὐξάνομαι (auxánomai) — become larger
• Hindi: बढ़ना (baṛhnā) — become larger
• Hindi: वृद्धि (vŕddhi) — become larger
• Hindi: वर्धन (vardhan) — become larger
• Hungarian: nő — become larger
• Hungarian: növekszik — become larger
• Icelandic: ágerast — become larger
• Icelandic: vaxa — become larger
• Icelandic: fjölga — become larger
• Italian: aumentare — become larger
• Italian: ingrossare — become larger
• Italian: crescere — become larger
• Japanese: 増える (fueru) — become larger
• Japanese: 増加する (zōka-suru) — become larger
• Japanese: 増大する (zōdai-suru) — become larger
• Khmer: ចំឡើង (cɑmlaəng) — become larger
• Khmer: កើនឡើង (kaənlaəng) — become larger
• Kyrgyz: өсүү (ösüü) — become larger
• Latin: augescō — become larger
• Macedonian: зголемува (zgolemuva) — become larger
• Macedonian: зголеми (zgolemi) — become larger
• Middle English: cresen — become larger
• Middle English: encresen — become larger
• Middle English: waxen — become larger
• Nahuatl: timalla — become larger
• Nahuatl: timalloa — become larger
• Norwegian: øke — become larger
• Old English: ēacan — become larger
• Portuguese: aumentar — become larger
• Portuguese: crescer — become larger
• Portuguese: subir — become larger
• Quechua: askhayay — become larger
• Romanian: crește — become larger
• Romanian: mări — become larger
• Romanian: spori — become larger
• Romanian: urca — become larger
• Russian: возраста́ть (vozrastátʹ) — become larger
• Russian: возрасти́ (vozrastí) — become larger
• Russian: увели́чиваться (uvelíčivatʹsja) — become larger
• Russian: увели́читься (uvelíčitʹsja) — become larger
• Russian: расти́ (rastí) — become larger
• Russian: вы́расти (výrasti) — become larger
• Sanskrit: वक्षति (vakṣati) — become larger
• Slovak: zväčšiť sa — become larger
• Slovak: zväčšovať sa — become larger
• Spanish: aumentar — become larger
• Spanish: acrecentarse — become larger
• Spanish: incrementarse — become larger
• Spanish: amochiguar — become larger
• Swedish: växa — become larger
• Telugu: పెరుగు (perugu) — become larger
• Turkish: artmak — become larger
• Ottoman Turkish: آرتمق (artmak) — become larger
• Ukrainian: зроста́ти (zrostáty) — become larger
• Ukrainian: рости́ (rostý) — become larger
• Urdu: بڑھنا (baṛhnā) — become larger
• Vietnamese: tăng — become larger
• Southern Altai: улулаар (ululaar) — make larger
• Southern Altai: кӧптӧӧр (köptöör) — make larger
• Arabic: زَاد (zād) — make larger
• Assamese: বঢ়োৱা (borhüa) — make larger
• Bulgarian: увеличавам (uveličavam) — make larger
• Bulgarian: усилвам (usilvam) — make larger
• Catalan: augmentar — make larger
• Chinese Cantonese: 增加 (zang1 gaa1) — make larger
• Chinese Cantonese: 增長 /增长 (zang1 zoeng2) — make larger
• Chinese Cantonese: 增大 (zang1 daai6) — make larger
• Chinese Mandarin: 增加 (zēngjiā) — make larger
• Chinese Mandarin: 增長 /增长 (zēngzhǎng) — make larger
• Chinese Mandarin: 增大 (zēngdà) — make larger
• Czech: zvýšit — make larger
• Czech: zvětšit — make larger
• Dutch: opvoeren — make larger
• Dutch: vergroten — make larger
• Esperanto: pliigi — make larger
• Esperanto: plialtigi — make larger
• Finnish: kasvattaa — make larger
• Finnish: lisätä — make larger
• Finnish: suurentaa — make larger
• French: augmenter — make larger
• French: accroître — make larger
• Galician: aumentar — make larger
• Galician: arrequentar — make larger
• Galician: arrequecer — make larger
• German: erhöhen — make larger
• German: steigern — make larger
• German: vergrößern — make larger
• Greek: αυξάνω (afxáno) — make larger
• Greek: ανεβάζω (anevázo) — make larger
• Ancient Greek: αὐξάνω (auxánō) — make larger
• Ancient Greek: πληθύνω (plēthúnō) — make larger
• Hindi: बढ़ाना (baṛhānā) — make larger
• Hindi: वृद्धि (vŕddhi) — make larger
• Hindi: वर्धन (vardhan) — make larger
• Hungarian: növel — make larger
• Icelandic: auka — make larger
• Icelandic: fjölga — make larger
• Irish: ardaigh — make larger
• Italian: aumentare — make larger
• Italian: incrementare — make larger
• Japanese: 増やす (fuyasu) — make larger
• Japanese: 増加する (zōka-suru) — make larger
• Japanese: 増大する (zōdai-suru) — make larger
• Khmer: បង្កើន (bɑɑbɑngkaən) — make larger
• Khmer: ដំឡើង (dɑmlaəng) — make larger
• Khmer: ដម្លើង (dɑɑdɑmləəng) — make larger
• Korean: 증가시키다 (jeunggasikida) — make larger
• Kumyk: уллу этмек (ullu etmek) — make larger
• Kumyk: кёп этмек (köp etmek) — make larger
• Kumyk: кёп болмакъ (köp bolmaq) — make larger
• Latin: augeō — make larger
• Latin: adiciō — make larger
• Latin: accumulō — make larger
• Latin: grandiō — make larger
• Lithuanian: didinti — make larger
• Māori: whakarawa — make larger
• Māori: whakaranea — make larger
• Middle English: encresen — make larger
• Nepali: थप्नु (thapnu) — make larger
• Old English: īeċan — make larger
• Portuguese: aumentar — make larger
• Quechua: askhayachiy — make larger
• Quechua: achkachay — make larger
• Russian: увели́чивать (uvelíčivatʹ) — make larger
• Russian: увели́чить (uvelíčitʹ) — make larger
• Russian: нара́щивать (naráščivatʹ) — make larger
• Russian: нарасти́ть (narastítʹ) — make larger
• Serbo-Croatian: повећавати — make larger
• Serbo-Croatian: повећати — make larger
• Serbo-Croatian: povećavati — make larger
• Serbo-Croatian: povećati — make larger
• Slovak: zväčšiť — make larger
• Slovak: zväčšovať — make larger
• Spanish: aumentar — make larger
• Spanish: subir — make larger
• Spanish: incrementar — make larger
• Spanish: amochiguar — make larger
• Swedish: öka — make larger
• Telugu: పెంచు (peñcu) — make larger
• Turkish: arttırmak — make larger
• Ukrainian: збі́льшувати (zbílʹšuvaty) — make larger
• Ukrainian: збі́льшити (zbílʹšyty) — make larger
• Urdu: بڑھانا (baṛhānā) — make larger