noun๐Share(grammar) In some Indo-European languages, a prefix e- (a- in Sanskrit) indicating a past tense of a verb."The augment, "e-," before the verb "wrote" in the sentence indicates that the action happened in the past. "grammarlanguagelinguisticstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(grammar) In some Bantu languages, an additional vowel prepended to the noun prefix."The augment, a preceding vowel, changes the meaning of the noun prefix in Swahili. "grammarlinguisticslanguagetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAn increase."The recent augment in rainfall has helped the farmers' crops grow faster. "amountbusinesseconomytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo increase; to make larger or supplement."The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary."amountbusinesstechnicaleconomytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo grow; to increase; to become greater."The company's profits augmented significantly this year. "amountbusinesseconomytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage."The conductor augmented the tempo of the music to make the final scene of the play feel more solemn. "musictoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone)."To augment the minor chord, the musician played a chromatic half step above the major third. "musictoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐Share(grammar) To add an augment to."The teacher augmented the students' reading list by adding three new novels. "grammarlinguisticslanguagetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
