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augment

UK
/ɔːɡˈmɛnt/
US
/ɔɡˈmɛnt/

Translations

augmentverb
augmented
Past Simple
augmented
Past Participle
augmenting
Gerund
UK
/ɔːɡˈment/
US
/ɑːɡˈment/
They sought to augment their income by freelancing on weekends.
Ils ont cherché à augmenter leurs revenus en travaillant en freelance le week-end.
Additional translations
accroîtreSoutenu.
augmentnoun
augments
pl
UK
/ɔːɡˈmɛnt/
US
/ɔɡˈmɛnt/
The charter granted an augment of privileges to the guild.
La charte accordait une augmentation des privilèges à la guilde.
Additional translations
augmentTerme de linguistique.

Definitions

augmentverb
To make something greater in size, amount, or degree; increase.
They sought to augment their income by freelancing on weekends.
(Intransitive) To grow larger or more numerous.
Public interest augmented as the election approached.
augmentnoun
A supplementary increase or addition by which something is made greater or more complete; an augmentation (now rare).
The charter granted an augment of privileges to the guild.
(Linguistics) A vowel or syllable prefixed to Indo-European verb stems to mark past tense.
In Sanskrit, the augment \"a-\" is added to form the imperfect.
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