Definition von „augment“ auf Englisch

verb

1. (transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.

   • The money from renting out a spare room can augment a salary.

2. (intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.

3. (music) To slow the tempo or meter, e.g. for a dramatic or stately passage.

4. (music) To increase an interval, especially the largest interval in a triad, by a half step (chromatic semitone).

5. (grammar, transitive) To add an augment to.

noun

1. (grammar) A grammatical prefix

2. An increase.