in • cor • po • rat • ed aw / in ' korpsreitsd /
adjective ( abbreviation Inc. )
( business ) a word that is sometimes used after the name of a big company (a corporation ) Apple, Inc.
in • cor • rect / |inks ' rekt / adjective
not right or true
There were several incorrect answers. —ANTONYM correct Thesaurus
wrong not right or correct; (used about a person) not right about someone or something: I'm afraid that's the wrong answer. ♦ He was driving on the wrong side of the road. ♦ That picture is the wrong way around . ♦ We were wrong about her - she's actually very kind. —ANTONYM right
false (used about facts) not true or correct: A whale is a fish. True or false ? ♦ She gave false information to
the insurance company. —ANTONYM true incorrect wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes. This word is a little formal: an incorrect spelling ♦ Incorrect answers should be marked with a
cross. —ANTONYM correct
mistaken (used about a person) wrong in your opinion or judgment: I thought I saw Jackie sitting over there, but I must have been mistaken. ♦ It was a case of mistaken identity (= people thought that a particular person was someone else ) . —ANTONYM right , correct
inaccurate (used about something such as a newspaper report, a map, etc.) wrong according to the facts; containing mistakes: an inaccurate statement ♦ All the maps we had were completely inaccurate. ♦ The report was badly researched and inaccurate. —ANTONYM accurate ► in • cor • rect • ly / |inks ' rektli / adverb Her name was spelled incorrectly.
in .crease 1© / mi-Hs/ verb
(in . creas.es , in . creas . ing , in . creased ) Pronunciation
When increase is a verb, you say the second part of the word louder: inCREASE . When increase is a noun, you say the first part of the word louder: INcrease .
to become bigger or more; to make something bigger or more
The number of working women has increased. I'm going to increase your allowance to $10 a week.
—ANTONYM decrease
in .crease 2© / 'mkns/ noun
[ count, noncount ]
when the amount, number, or level of something goes up There has been an increase in road accidents. recent price increases
—SYNONYM rise —ANTONYM decrease
in • creas • ing • ly / in ' krisigli / adverb
more and more
This city is becoming increasingly dangerous.
in • cred • i • ble / in ' Ь^эЫ /
( informal ) very large or very good She earns an incredible amount of money. The hotel was incredible.
impossible or very difficult to believe I found his story completely incredible.
—SYNONYM unbelievable
► in • cred • i • bly / in ' Ь^эЬИ / adverb ( informal )
extremely
He's incredibly smart.
in • cu • ba • tor / ' щkyэbeItэr / noun [ count ]
( health ) a special machine that hospitals use to keep small or weak babies alive
in • cur • a • ble / in ' kyurebl /
( health ) that cannot be made better an incurable disease
—ANTONYM curable
in • de • ci • sive / |indi ' saisiv / adjective
not able to make decisions easily —ANTONYM decisive
in .deed © / in did / adverb
