Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ƙara" ita ce "ƙara da ƙari; zuwa babba ko matsayi." Ana amfani da shi don nuna cewa wani abu yana faruwa ko ƙara zama akai-akai, mai tsanani, ko mahimmanci akan lokaci. Misali, “Cikin zirga-zirgar ababen hawa a wannan hanya yana ƙara zama wanda ba za a iya jurewa ba,” yana nufin cewa yawan zirga-zirgar ababen hawa yana ƙaruwa kuma yana ƙara samun matsala cikin lokaci.