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increasing

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈkrisɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in krēsing)

From the verb increase: (⇒ conjugate)
increasing is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

Collocations for "increasing"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "increasing" in context.

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increase

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. increase [sales, profit]
  2. increase [production, efficiency]
  3. increase in [value, price, worth]
  4. (has) increased in popularity
  5. increase to [$1000]
  6. increased from [$500] to [$1000]
  7. increase by [more than, as much as, up to] [$1000]
  8. has increased over time
  9. increase [sharply, exponentially]
  10. (has) increased [significantly, slightly, dramatically]
  11. greatly increased [in, since, over]
  12. increases with each [attempt, release, year]
  13. increase your [dose, medication]
  14. increase the [number, amount, rate, level] (of)
  15. increase the [size, weight]
  16. increase your [knowledge, understanding, awareness, ability]
  17. increasing your [share, presence, capacity]
  18. increase your [efforts, cooperation]
  19. increases the [risk, chances, likelihood] of
  20. increases your heart rate
  21. increase or [decrease, reduce]
  22. [spending, the amount] must be increased
n
  1. a [tax, price] increase
  2. an increase in [taxes]
  3. a [significant, minor, vast] increase
  4. a net increase of
  5. experienced an increase in
  6. would like to see an increase in
  7. an increase in [popularity, blood pressure, sales, cost, quality]
  8. an increase or decrease in
  9. increase of (about) [$40]
  10. an increase by percentage
  11. caused an increase in
  12. [experienced, posted, saw] an increase of (4 percent)
  13. [turnover, attendance] saw an increase of
  14. her [popularity] is on the increase
'increasing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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accured or increasing way - English Only forum
aimed at increasing / aimed at an increase - English Only forum
Amid the increasing popularity... - English Only forum
An increasing number of enterprises is/are... - English Only forum
An increasing number of them — 76% — <now say><are now saying> - English Only forum
an/the increasing demand - English Only forum
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apart from the increasing volume of traffic - English Only forum
are increasing rapidly in number - English Only forum
As if the sun should stop when ...., instead of increasing his genial heat - English Only forum
Britain with <her> increasing population - English Only forum
by reasons of increasing number of robberies - English Only forum
Can "increased" and "increasing" be interchangeable? - English Only forum
Collective nouns - the government <is, are> increasing ... - English Only forum
Cultural and ethnic diversity is/are increasing - English Only forum
decimated the population of men ... increasing homosocial competition among women. - English Only forum
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doubts increasing - English Only forum
During negotiations, management appeared agree[-/ment/able/s] to the idea of increasing the staff's wages. - English Only forum
Euro is rising/increasing/going up/ becoming higher. - English Only forum
ever increasing moat - English Only forum
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