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jmdict 1634810 Active (id: 2274671)
いや増す弥増す
いやます
1. [v5s,vi] [form]
▶ to increase more and more
▶ to continue to increase
▶ to become more and more intense
▶ to get stronger and stronger

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2023-08-15 22:42:50  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
弥増す	241	4.4%	
いや増す	4,376	80.1%	
いやます	848	15.5%
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>弥増す</keb>
+<keb>いや増す</keb>
@@ -8 +8 @@
-<keb>いや増す</keb>
+<keb>弥増す</keb>
@@ -17,2 +17,3 @@
-<gloss>to keep increasing</gloss>
-<gloss>to become more intense</gloss>
+<gloss>to increase more and more</gloss>
+<gloss>to continue to increase</gloss>
+<gloss>to become more and more intense</gloss>
3. A 2023-08-14 22:57:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
ルミナス:  (ますます強く[大きく, 多く]なる) grow [become] more and more intense; (くだけた表現では) get stronger and stronger; (増加する) increase
  Comments:
I think this makes it clearer.
  Diff:
@@ -18 +18,2 @@
-<gloss>to increase (all the more)</gloss>
+<gloss>to become more intense</gloss>
+<gloss>to get stronger and stronger</gloss>
2. A* 2023-08-14 20:11:13  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Iwakoku says this is 雅語的 and sankoku has a 文 tag
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<misc>&form;</misc>
1. A* 2023-08-14 19:47:31  Marcus Aseth <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
reading daijisen and shinmeikai entry for this I thought this meaning might fight, unfortunately I haven't found enough example sentences to be 100% sure, hoping more experienced contributors may verify
  Diff:
@@ -15,0 +16 @@
+<gloss>to keep increasing</gloss>

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