Meaning of umintu

umintu

Cebuano

v. 1. become greater in degree or number, cause something to do so. Ang mga kumirsiyanti miumintu sa mga prisyu sa mga palítun, The merchants raised the prices of goods. Nagkaumintu ang gidaghanun sa mga sakyanan sa syudad, There are getting to be more and more cars in the city; 2. improve, progress. Muumintu (maumintu) ang inyung pagkabutang ug mutrabáhu mu, Your situation will improve if you work. — sa kunhud v. become worse, go down. Nag-umintu mi sa kunhud tungud sa kagastadur, We are getting to be worse and worse off because we keep spending money; n. 1. amount something has increased. Gitagáan ug umintu sa swildu si Pidru, Pedro was given a raise; n. one’s children added to a growing brood. Pila na ruy átung umintu? How many children do you have now? 2. progress, improvement of something Walà giyuy umintu ang syudad, The city hasn’t shown any improvement.