CEFR A2

increasing

adjective

Meaning

Becoming greater or larger in size, amount, or degree.

Examples

The population of the city is increasing rapidly.
There has been an increasing number of complaints about the service.

Synonyms: growing, rising, expanding, escalating

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increasing (A2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/

Definition

Becoming greater or larger in size, amount, or degree.

Examples

The population of the city is increasing rapidly.
There has been an increasing number of complaints about the service.
She noticed an increasing difficulty in breathing.

How to Use increasing

increasingly (adverb): To a greater extent; more and more. — "The weather is getting increasingly cold."

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