augment
/ɔːɡˈment/ (bre, ipa) · [ɔɡmˈɛnt] /ɔːɡˈment/ (ame, ipa) · [ɔɡmˈɛnt] /ȯg-ˈment/ (ame, mw)
augment — verb
- augmentpresent simple I / you / we / they
- augmentshe / she / it
- augmentedpast simple
- augmenting-ing form
1. to make something greater in amount, effect, or value by giving it an extra part
to make something greater in amount, effect, or value by giving it an extra part, or to grow greater in that way.
The hospital augmented its night staff before the holiday weekend began.
transitive use: augment + object
New solar panels augmented the farm's power supply during the dry season.
formal collocation: augment a supply or resource
Her savings augmented steadily after she started two extra tutoring jobs.
The software update augmented the camera with sharper low-light detail.
By spring, the school fund had augmented enough to reopen the music room.
- increase
the broad everyday verb; 'augment' is more formal and often suggests an added part
- expand
often stresses becoming wider or covering more area, not just becoming greater
- boost
more informal and often used for a quick helpful rise
- supplement
adds support from outside; the main thing may stay separate rather than become larger itself
- reduce
to make something smaller or weaker instead of greater
文法句型
augment something
augment something with something
something augments
用法筆記
Common in formal or technical writing about budgets, staff, power, or ability. Distinguish from 'supplement': 'augment' stresses making the original thing larger or stronger, not just adding a separate extra item.
常見錯誤
augment — noun
1. in linguistics, an added opening vowel, or a stretched first vowel, that shows a
in linguistics, an added opening vowel, or a stretched first vowel, that shows a verb is in a past form in languages such as Greek or Sanskrit.
During class, Mira circled the augment before the Greek verb on the board.
position: an added sound before the verb
The Sanskrit teacher explained that the augment marks past time in this form.
function: marks past time in a verb form
Jonas forgot the augment, so his verb looked present instead of past.
In the workbook, Aya underlined each augment in red before the quiz.
Our tutor compared the Greek augment with the unchanged present-tense form.
文法句型
an augment
the augment in a verb form
用法筆記
This is a specialist grammar term, mainly used when discussing older language systems such as Greek or Sanskrit. It names a sound added to the front of a verb form, not a separate word.