noun🔗ShareAumento, prefijo(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. "El aumento, "e-", antes del verbo "escribió" en la oración indica que la acción ocurrió en el pasado.grammarlanguagelinguisticstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVocal de aumento(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. "El vocal de aumento, una vocal precedente, cambia el significado del prefijo nominal en swahili.grammarlinguisticslanguagetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAumento, incrementoAn increase."The recent augment in rainfall has helped the farmers' crops grow faster. "El reciente aumento de las lluvias ha ayudado a los agricultores a que sus cultivos crezcan más rápido.amountbusinesseconomytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAumentar, ampliarTo increase; to make larger or supplement."The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary."El dinero de alquilar una habitación libre puede aumentar un salario.amountbusinesstechnicaleconomytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAumentar, crecer, incrementarTo grow; to increase; to become greater."The company's profits augmented significantly this year. "Las ganancias de la empresa aumentaron significativamente este año.amountbusinesseconomytoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDisminuir la velocidad, retardarTo 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. "El director disminuyó la velocidad del tempo de la música para que la escena final de la obra pareciera más solemne.musictoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAumentarTo 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. "Para aumentar el acorde menor, el músico tocó un semitono cromático por encima de la tercera mayor.musictoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAumentar(grammar) To add an augment to."The teacher augmented the students' reading list by adding three new novels. "El profesor aumentó la lista de lectura de los estudiantes agregando tres novelas nuevas.grammarlinguisticslanguagetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
