No. 680 in Norwegian
økte
"Increased" or "grew" (past tense of "øke").
In a sentence
Han økte hastigheten på maskinen.
He increased the speed of the machine.
The word 'økte' is the past tense of the verb 'øke', meaning 'to increase'. It describes an action where the subject performs an increase.
Salget av boken økte betydelig etter reklamekampanjen.
The sales of the book increased significantly after the advertising campaign.
Here, 'økte' conveys the notion of a rise or growth, implying that the subject experienced an increase.
Vi økte dimensjonene på designet for å passe bedre.
We increased the dimensions on the design to fit better.
In this sentence, 'økte' indicates that an adjustment was made by enlarging or augmenting something in size or scale.
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