ます
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to increase; to grow
I am slightly wary, wondering if the confusion will increase again.
Pitch accent
ま
す
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
Examples (28 in total)
The typhoon gathered strength.
Juvenile delinquency is increasing.
You're putting more strength into it than usual.