increase
verb (used with object)
to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to.
will increase
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future tenseof increase.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Community members are concerned the closure will increase traffic in residential areas not along the designated detour routes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax — known as the taxable maximum — will increase in 2027 to $192,300 from the current $184,500, according to the Social Security Administration.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Federal Reserve policymakers watch inflation expectations closely, out of concern that if consumers expect fast-price increases, they will increase their current-day spending and make those expectations self fulfilling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The hope is that more town centre homes will increase the number of people to use local businesses.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The sun’s temperature will increase gradually before that, boiling off the oceans and turning Earth into an uninhabitable desert like Venus.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
