augment
gb/ɔɡmˈɛnt/ us/ɔɡmˈɛnt/
C1
Inglês
~ 8400
növel, bővít, augmentum
VERBO
C1
FORMAL
1
Padrão de uso:
to augment [something] (with [something])
The company plans to augment its workforce with several hundred new employees.
A vállalat azt tervezi, hogy több száz új alkalmazottal bővíti a munkaerő-állományát.
They used part-time consultants to augment the core research team during the busy season.
A legforgalmasabb időszakban részmunkaidős tanácsadókat alkalmaztak, hogy bővítsék az alapkutató csapatot.
Online courses can augment traditional classroom teaching by offering extra practice.
The city is seeking to augment its budget with additional federal funding.
We installed solar panels to augment the power supplied by the main grid.
Exemplos para aprendentes
The school wants to augment its library with more e-books.
Az iskola több e-könyvvel szeretné bővíteni a könyvtárát.
He took a second job to augment his income.
Másodállást vállalt, hogy növelje a jövedelmét.
They use volunteer workers to augment the small staff.
New tools can augment the doctors’ ability to find the illness.
The app augments the service by giving live updates.
Erro comum:
Learners often use "augment" in very casual speech where "increase" or "grow" would sound more natural. "Augment" is more formal and is common in writing, business, and academic contexts. Another mistake is saying "augment up" or "augment more"; the verb itself already includes the idea of increase, so you should say "augment sales" not "augment up sales".
Significado
to make larger or greater
Colocações
augment income
|augment staff
|augment capacity
|augment resources
|augment data
|augment benefits
Sinónimos
increase (Most general and common word; does not suggest formality or the idea of adding something in a careful way.)
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enhance (Focuses more on improving quality, not just making something larger in amount.)
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expand (Often suggests growth in size, range, or scope, while 'augment' often implies adding something extra to support or complete.)
Antónimos
reduce (Means to make something smaller in size or amount, the opposite of making it larger or greater.)
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diminish (Means to lessen in strength, size, or importance, the opposite of augmenting something.)
Temas
business
|technology
|science
|core_vocabulary
Definição
To make something bigger or better, usually by adding more to it.
To make something larger, stronger, or more effective, especially by adding to what is already there.
VERBO
C2
TECHNICAL
2
bővít
C1
Padrão de uso:
to augment [a note/interval]
Composers sometimes augment the interval to create greater harmonic tension.
A zeneszerzők néha bővítik a hangközt, hogy nagyobb harmonikus feszültséget hozzanak létre.
If you augment the fifth of this chord, it becomes an augmented triad.
Ha bővíted ennek az akkordnak a kvintjét, bővített hármashangzattá válik.
The melody is later repeated, but the rhythm is augmented so that each note lasts twice as long.
Exemplos para aprendentes
The teacher asked us to augment the interval in this bar.
A tanár azt kérte, hogy bővítsük a hangközt ebben az ütemben.
When you augment the fifth, the chord sounds more tense.
Amikor bővíted a kvintet, az akkord feszültebben szól.
In this part of the song, the rhythm is augmented.
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse the general sense of "augment" (to increase) with the specific musical sense. In music, "augment" has precise rules about how the note or interval is changed, so it should only be used when talking about musical structure, not about making the volume louder.
Significado
to lengthen in music theory
Colocações
augment the interval
|augment a triad
|augment the fifth
|augmented fourth
|augmented fifth
Sinónimos
lengthen (General term for making something longer; does not specifically refer to musical intervals or chords.)
Antónimos
diminish (In music, to make an interval smaller, the opposite of augmenting it.)
Temas
music
|art
|arts_entertainment
|education
Definição
To make a musical note or space between notes bigger or longer.
In music theory, to increase the duration of a note or the size of an interval, typically by raising one of its tones by a semitone.
NOME
C2
TECHNICAL
3
augmentum
C2
The Indo-European augment is preserved in several forms of the Ancient Greek verb.
Az indoeurópai augmentum az ógörög ige több alakjában is fennmaradt.
In Sanskrit, the augment is attached to the verb to mark certain past tenses.
A szanszkritban az augmentum az igéhez kapcsolódik bizonyos múlt idők jelölésére.
Some dialects occasionally drop the augment in fast speech.
Exemplos para aprendentes
The teacher showed us how the Greek augment works.
A tanár megmutatta, hogyan működik a görög augmentum.
In this language, the past tense uses an augment before the verb.
Ebben a nyelvben a múlt időben egy augmentum kerül az ige elé.
Without the augment, the verb has a different meaning.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes think "augment" in linguistics means any general increase. In this technical sense, it is a fixed grammatical term for a specific vowel or syllable used in certain languages, not just any added sound.
Significado
a grammatical prefix marking past tense
Colocações
the Greek augment
|Indo-European augment
|syllabic augment
|temporal augment
|loss of the augment
Sinónimos
prefix (A more general term for any element added to the beginning of a word; an augment is a special type of verbal prefix with a specific grammatical function.)
Antónimos
deletion (In morphology, the removal of a sound or element, the opposite process of adding an augment.)
Temas
linguistics
|language
|education
|communication
Definição
In some languages, a sound added to the beginning of a verb to show past time.
In historical and Indo-European linguistics, a vowel or syllable added before a verb stem to mark past tense or aspect, as in Ancient Greek and Sanskrit.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
augment
IPA
GB/ɔɡmˈɛnt/
US/ɔɡmˈɛnt/
Sílabas e acento
aug - ment (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ment)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: augment
- 3rd Person Singular: augments
- Present Participle: augmenting
- Past: augmented
Família de palavras
Forms
augments
verb
augmenting
verb
augmented
verb
Core family
augmentation
noun C1
Advanced or less common
augmentative
adjective
Expressões
augmented chord
1/ɔɡmˈɛntɪd kˈɔɹd/
fixed phrase
technical
a major chord with a raised fifth
A musical chord that sounds tense because the top note (the fifth) is made a half step higher than in a normal major chord.
Exemplos
- The piece ends on an augmented chord to create a feeling of suspense.
- Learning how to build an augmented chord is important for understanding basic harmony.
augmented reality
1/ɔɡmˈɛntɪd ɹiˈæləti/
fixed phrase
technical
technology mixing digital and real worlds
Technology that puts computer images, sounds, or information on top of what you see in the real world, often through a phone or special glasses.
Exemplos
- The game uses augmented reality so that virtual characters appear in your real surroundings.
- Retailers are developing augmented reality apps that let customers see how furniture would look in their homes.