No. 3,697 in Russian
увеличили
"Increased" or "enlarged."
In a sentence
Мы увеличили производительность нашего завода.
We increased the productivity of our factory.
In this sentence, 'увеличили' denotes an action taken to make the productivity higher, implying an improvement or optimization.
Они увеличили количество доступных билетов на концерт.
They increased the number of available tickets for the concert.
Here, 'увеличили' refers to raising the quantity of items, in this case, tickets, making more available than before.
Цена на бензин увеличили в этом месяце.
The price of petrol has been increased this month.
In this usage, 'увеличили' is applied to show that the cost or price was raised, signifying a change in financial value.
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