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Profits might also increase, because improvements might take place in agriculture, or in the implements of husbandry, which would augment the produce with the same cost of production.
David Ricardo

Meaning of "augment" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AUGMENT

From Late Latin augmentāre to increase, from augmentum growth, from Latin augēre to increase.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AUGMENT

augment  [ɔːɡˈmɛnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUGMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Augment is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb augment in English.

WHAT DOES AUGMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of augment in the English dictionary

The first definition of augment in the dictionary is to make or become greater in number, amount, strength, etc; increase. Other definition of augment is to prefix a vowel or diphthong to to form a past tense. Augment is also a vowel or diphthong prefixed to a verb to form a past tense.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AUGMENT

PRESENT

Present
I augment
you augment
he/she/it augments
we augment
you augment
they augment
Present continuous
I am augmenting
you are augmenting
he/she/it is augmenting
we are augmenting
you are augmenting
they are augmenting
Present perfect
I have augmented
you have augmented
he/she/it has augmented
we have augmented
you have augmented
they have augmented
Present perfect continuous
I have been augmenting
you have been augmenting
he/she/it has been augmenting
we have been augmenting
you have been augmenting
they have been augmenting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I augmented
you augmented
he/she/it augmented
we augmented
you augmented
they augmented
Past continuous
I was augmenting
you were augmenting
he/she/it was augmenting
we were augmenting
you were augmenting
they were augmenting
Past perfect
I had augmented
you had augmented
he/she/it had augmented
we had augmented
you had augmented
they had augmented
Past perfect continuous
I had been augmenting
you had been augmenting
he/she/it had been augmenting
we had been augmenting
you had been augmenting
they had been augmenting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will augment
you will augment
he/she/it will augment
we will augment
you will augment
they will augment
Future continuous
I will be augmenting
you will be augmenting
he/she/it will be augmenting
we will be augmenting
you will be augmenting
they will be augmenting
Future perfect
I will have augmented
you will have augmented
he/she/it will have augmented
we will have augmented
you will have augmented
they will have augmented
Future perfect continuous
I will have been augmenting
you will have been augmenting
he/she/it will have been augmenting
we will have been augmenting
you will have been augmenting
they will have been augmenting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would augment
you would augment
he/she/it would augment
we would augment
you would augment
they would augment
Conditional continuous
I would be augmenting
you would be augmenting
he/she/it would be augmenting
we would be augmenting
you would be augmenting
they would be augmenting
Conditional perfect
I would have augment
you would have augment
he/she/it would have augment
we would have augment
you would have augment
they would have augment
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been augmenting
you would have been augmenting
he/she/it would have been augmenting
we would have been augmenting
you would have been augmenting
they would have been augmenting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you augment
we let´s augment
you augment
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to augment
Past participle
augmented
Present Participle
augmenting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AUGMENT


cement
sɪˈmɛnt
comment
ˈkɒmɛnt
defragment
diːfræɡˈmɛnt
dement
dɪˈmɛnt
electrocement
ɪˌlɛktrəʊsɪˈmɛnt
ferment
ˈfɜːmɛnt
fibrocement
ˌfaɪbrəʊsɪˈmɛnt
foment
fəˈmɛnt
lament
ləˈmɛnt
loment
ˈləʊmɛnt
meant
mɛnt
overdocument
ˌəʊvəˈdɒkjʊˌmɛnt
piment
pɪˈmɛnt
sapperment
ˌsæpəˈmɛnt
torment
tɔːˈmɛnt
unmeant
ʌnˈmɛnt
well-meant
ˌwɛlˈmɛnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUGMENT

augend
auger
Auger effect
aught
augite
augitic
augmentable
augmentation
augmentative
augmentatively
augmented
augmented cognition
augmented reality
augmented transition network
augmenter
augmentor
Augsburg
augur
augural
auguries

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUGMENT

acknowledgment
advertisement
arrest of judgment
Day of Judgment
error of judgment
figment
fragment
judgment
Last Judgment
line segment
lodgment
market segment
misjudgment
Particular Judgment
pigment
prejudgment
restriction fragment
segment
sit in judgment
the Last Judgment
value judgment

Synonyms and antonyms of augment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AUGMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «augment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of augment

Translation of «augment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUGMENT

Find out the translation of augment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of augment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «augment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

增加
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incrementar
570 millions of speakers

English

augment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बढ़ाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زيادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

увеличить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aumentar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

augitic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

augmenter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Augitic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verbessern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

増大させる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증가시키다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Augitic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tăng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

augitic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Augitic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

augitic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aumentare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwiększenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збільшити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mări
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυξήσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vul
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

augment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utfylle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of augment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUGMENT»

The term «augment» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.279 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUGMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about augment

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3 QUOTES WITH «AUGMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word augment.
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Neil Marshall
I love CG - it's a great tool. I just don't think you should use it to replace reality; you should use it to augment and enhance. Do matte paintings, do composites, do replications, stuff like that, but you're taking something real and working with that as opposed to trying to fake it from scratch. The human brain can tell the difference.
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David Ricardo
Profits might also increase, because improvements might take place in agriculture, or in the implements of husbandry, which would augment the produce with the same cost of production.
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Avi Rubin
The basic idea behind a paper trail is that you take one of these electronic systems and you augment it with a printer that prints out people's vote as they vote.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUGMENT»

Discover the use of augment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to augment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Indo-European Linguistics
The augment *(hi)e is common to Greek, Phrygian, Armenian, and Indo- Aryan as an indication of the past tense, e.g. PIE *(hi)e bheret = Gr. e-<|«pe = Ved. a- bharat. The PIE augment *(hi)e was quite probably an adverb with the meaning ' at ...
Michael Meier-Brügger, 2003
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Greek: An Essential Grammar of the Modern Language
The augment is required when the verb has a one-syllable stem beginning with a consonant, and a one-syllable ending. Since the stress of past-tense forms normally falls on the third syllable from the end, the augment carries the stress.
David Holton, Peter Mackridge, Irene Philippaki-Warburton, 2004
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AN INQUIRY INTO THE CHARACTER AND ORIGIN OF THE POSSESSIVE ...
JAMES MANNING. (arsmatiam anouihimu, cringatro hatu. Destrame scapla militarem +rejicito, lituum capito. Dextrum in humerum fanoniiimu ; pir endendu. Poni ^esonome ferar, pufe pir frejicito; ignem incendito. Thus in sacrum fercw, ubi  ...
JAMES MANNING, 1864
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An Elementary Greek Grammar --2d Ed
Bov\op,ai, to wish, hivapai, to be able, and piWw, to intend, may add the temporal augment to the syllabic ; as e^ovkoprjv or n$ov\6p.rjv J efiovXrjGrjv or n^ovXrjOvv ] eSvvaprjv or rjBvvdprjv1] efitWov or 2. Verbs beginning with a diphthong ...
William Watson Goodwin, 1870
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A grammar of the Greek language, chiefly from the Germ. of ...
The three verbs, 0ouXop.cn, SuVapcu, u.t'XXw. take in the Attic dialect (but mostly in the new Attic only), tj as the augment instead of ca ; as, ^f3ou\6p]i> and i ?|0ouX<5p,T]i', aor. 13ou\^6t]i' and ijPouXtjOt)!' : eSiWu.rji' and tfbuvA,pt\v, aor.
William Edward Jelf, Raphael Kühner, 1861
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Grammar of the Greek Language: For the Use of High Schools ...
Further view of the Augment and Reduplication. 1. After the general view of the Augment and Reduplication (i 108, 3), it is necessary to treat them more particularly. 2. As has heen already seen, all the historical tenses (the Impf., Plup. , and Aor.) ...
Raphael Kühner, 1853
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Greek Grammar for the Use of Schools
compounded with tv will be mentioned below, (j 86 Rem. 5. The 96 Ionics and the poets not Attic often omit this augment, as they do □ also the syllabic, in verbs of all sorts ; as dftiifteio for rjfttl^txo, i'tov for t'iow from idm, uuuui for rjftftai. Rem. 3.
Philipp Buttmann, Edward Everett, 1826
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A Greek and English lexicon to the New Testament: in which ...
The imperfect is formed from the present by changing to into ow, and prefixing the augment, as fl'm'ru, Zru1r'r0v. 19. The augment is of two kinds, syllabic and temporal. [The use of the augment in the oldest writers is extremely fluctuating, i. e. ...
John Parkhurst, Hugh James Rose, J. R. Major, 1845
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The student's Greek grammar, transl., ed. by W. Smith
B. — The Augment. § 234. The Augment (Augmentum, increase) is the sign of the past in the Indicative of all the historical tenses (§ 225, 3. B). It has two forms, that is, it appears either a) As a Syllabic Augment, in the syllable e prefixed, or I) As ...
Georg Curtius, sir William Smith, 1867
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An elementary grammar of the Greek language ... with ... ...
I. fl.e three verbs \i av"h.o piat, to trill, dvva/iai, to lie aUe, and (it Jiu, to lie a/joul to do, among the Attic writers take 17, instead of f, for tlio augment: still this is found more with the later Attic writers, than with the earlier; c. g. Aor. edovAi/Si/v and ...
Raphael Kühner, Samuel Harvey Taylor, 1870

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUGMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term augment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Let's augment, not erode, public health gains: Guest commentary
Most Angelenos probably aren't aware of an impending shift that could dramatically affect the health, safety and quality of life of L.A. County ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Military police train forces to augment base security
Service members wait to clear the M1014 shotgun for the next shooter during security augment force training at Marine Corps Air Station ... «Marines.mil, Jul 15»
3
Live from Pompano Beach: Drones tested to prevent ocean drownings
... tested by the Pompano Beach Fire Department to augment lifesaving and search and rescue techniques. (Maria Lorenzino, Sun Sentinel). «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) stock expected to augment
gilead-sciences-inc-gild-stock-to-rise-on- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) is all set to make a comeback. The company had been performing very ... «Gazette Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Tiny Gel Particles Attached with Nanobodies Perform the Functions …
To overcome these limitations, researchers have been engineering particle-based platelet substitutes that augment clotting, are biocompatible, ... «AZoNano.com, Jul 15»
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Lupin plans to augment
Lupin plans to augment Rs.7,500 cr for funding future growth. Our Bureau, Mumbai Monday, June 29, 2015, 13:40 Hrs [IST]. Lupin, a Rs.12,600 crore third ... «pharmabiz.com, Jun 15»
7
FG Palliative Will Help Augment State Resources – Wada
captain wada Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, has said that the palliative to be given by the Federal Government to states will help augment ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jun 15»
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Tim Hortons EHmoji Keyboard to Augment Canada Day Celebrations
Anyone would vouch that the best way to emote today is to just ping one of those apt emoticons and the recipient instantaneously gets the crux ... «Maine News Online, Jun 15»
9
BRIEF-Augment Investments Limited completes tender offer for …
Following completion of the tender offer Augment Investments Limited holds 22,028,567 ordinary shares and 21,140,802 GDRs, representing ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
10
INA to augment intake of cadets in Phase-II expansion plans
Ezhimala, June 20: The Indian Naval Academy (INA), one of the top-notch training wings of Indian Navy situated in Ezhimala (Kannur district, ... «Oneindia, Jun 15»

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