increased
v.v. became larger in amount, number, or size. You use this to describe something that has grown or gone up.
v. the past tense and past participle of 'increase', meaning to become greater in size, amount, or degree.
The price of bread increased by ten percent last month.
The company increased its production capacity to meet the growing demand from international customers.
As the global temperature increased over the last century, scientists observed significant changes in the migration patterns of several bird species.
Transitive or intransitive; often followed by the preposition 'by' to show the amount of growth.
The population was increasedThe population increasedLearners often use the passive voice for natural growth, but 'increase' is usually used in the active voice when describing a trend.