- to increase; to multiply殖える usu. refers to population growth or capital appreciationantonym:
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
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- to increase; to multiply
This meaning refers to a growth in quantity or number, often used in contexts such as population growth, resource increase, or any situation where something is becoming more numerous.
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For a display where the data items increase and decrease I think you are best making use of a spreadsheet program, not Access.
Many people suffer from heart disease in Japan, but in Libya those having heart attacks have also increased a lot recently.
Cavities have become rarer in the developed countries and more people will be able to eat with their own teeth throughout their life.
Taking advantage of the popular boom in Korean drama, workers selling Korean goods have increased.
For example, more people are choosing to live together and have children without getting married.
She has been on a diet for the past two months because she put on too much weight during the winter.