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up vs increase

increase vs up

up is not a noun while increase is a noun.

up is an adjective but increase is not an adjective.

up and increase both are verbs.

up is an adverb but increase is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
up No Yes Yes Yes
increase Yes No Yes No
As verbs, increase is a hypernym of up; that is, increase is a word with a broader meaning than up:
  • up: raise
  • increase: make bigger or more
up (noun) increase (noun)
the act of increasing something
the amount by which something increases
a change resulting in an increase
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
a quantity that is added
up (adjective) increase (adjective)
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
extending or moving toward a higher place
out of bed
used up
(used of computers) operating properly
(usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness
open
getting higher or more vigorous
up (verb) increase (verb)
raise become bigger or greater in amount
make bigger or more
up (adverb) increase (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
to a later time
to a more central or a more northerly place
nearer to the speaker
to a higher intensity
Difference between up and increase

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