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steeply

/ˈstiːpli/

Meanings
adverb
In a steep manner.

Examples :

"The price of gas has increased steeply this week. "
direction geography

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Illustration week

week noun

/wiːk/ /wik/

Any period of seven consecutive days.

"My daughter's school week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday. "

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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."

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this noun

/ðəs/

Something being indicated that is here; one of these.

"This book is my favorite. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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steep noun

/stiːp/

The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.

"The steep of the hill made the bike ride challenging. "

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price noun

/pɹaɪs/

The cost required to gain possession of something.

"The price of the new textbook was too high for Sarah. "

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gas noun

/ɡæs/

Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.

"A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder."

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manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

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has verb

/hæz/ /hʌz/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."