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increasing

/ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

Examples :

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."
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Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration prolific

prolific adjective

/ˌpɹoʊˈlɪf.ɪk/

Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance — applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.

"Our apple tree was so prolific this year that we had more apples than we could eat. "

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increased verb

/ɪnˈkɹiːst/

(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

Illustration multiply

multiply noun

/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/ /ˈmʌltɪpli/

An act or instance of multiplying.

"The multiply of homework assignments this week made me feel overwhelmed. "

Illustration greater

greater adjective

/ˈɡɹeɪ.tə(ɹ)/

Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.

"A great storm is approaching our shores."

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increase noun

/ɪnˈkriːs/ /ˈɪŋkriːs/

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

"The increase in homework assignments this week was significant. "

Illustration quantity

quantity noun

/ˈkwɑndədi/ /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ /ˈkwɑn(t)ɨti/

A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.

"You have to choose between quantity and quality."

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fruitful adjective

/ˈfɹuːtfəl/

Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.

"The valley's fruitful soil produces a large harvest of apples every year. "

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textbooks noun

/ˈtɛkstbʊks/

A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

"Students need to buy their textbooks before the first day of class. "

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increases noun

/ɪnˈkriːsɪz/ /ˈɪŋkriːsɪz/

An amount by which a quantity is increased.

"The increases in the price of milk were a surprise to the grocery shoppers. "

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steadily adverb

/ˈstɛdɪli/

In a steady manner.

"The rain fell steadily throughout the night. "

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production noun

/pɹəˈdʌkʃən/

The act of producing, making or creating something.

"The widget making machine is being used for production now."