Aumentado (en. Increased)

/awmen'taðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
adjective
That has been increased or augmented.
The salary has been increased after the negotiation.
El salario ha sido aumentado después de la negociación.
That has a size or quantity greater than usual.
The report presents increased data compared to last year.
El informe presenta datos aumentados respecto al año pasado.
Said of a phenomenon that has grown in intensity.
The rain has been increased by climate change.
La lluvia ha sido aumentada por el cambio climático.

Etymology

From the verb increase, which comes from the Latin 'aumentare'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

price increase
Increase in the cost of a product or service.
aumento de precio
population increase
Growth in the number of people in a region.
aumento de la población
high increase
Significant or noteworthy increase.
alto aumento

Related Words

increase
Verb that means to make something greater in amount or size.
aumentar
increase
Noun that refers to the act of increasing or the amount of increment.
aumento
augmentative
Linguistic form that indicates increase in a noun or adjective.
aumentativo

Slang Meanings

Something that has grown a lot unexpectedly.
That group of friends has increased, now there are more than ten of us.
Ese grupo de amigos se aumentó, ahora somos más de diez.
Refers to someone who shows off more than others.
At the party, he was very showy with his stories.
En la fiesta, él estaba muy aumentado con sus historias.