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increasingly

/ɪnˈkɹisɪŋɡɫi/, /ɪnˈkɹisɪŋɫi/ adv B1

more and more

Word Origin From Latin in- 'in' and crescere 'to grow' — so 'increase' is to grow in size. 'Increasingly' adds -ing and -ly to mean 'in a growing manner, more and more.' The root crescere gives us 'crescent' (growing moon), 'crescendo' (growing louder), and 'concrete' (grown together). The PIE root *ker- also yields 'create' (to make grow).

adv more and more B1

It is becoming increasingly difficult to find parking.

(副词) 越来越；日益；愈发

找停车位变得越来越难了。

(adverbio) cada vez más; progresivamente; paulatinamente; gradualmente

Cada vez es más difícil encontrar estacionamiento.

(adverbe) de plus en plus [De plus en plus, d'une manière qui va en croissant.]

Il devient de plus en plus difficile de trouver une place de stationnement.

(Adverb) zunehmend; immer mehr [in zunehmendem Maße; immer mehr.]

Es wird **increasingly** schwieriger, einen Parkplatz zu finden.

(副詞) 以前よりもさらにその状態が強く、ますます。

駐車場を見つけるのがますます難しくなっている。

(advérbio) cada vez mais; progressivamente; crescentemente

Está ficando cada vez mais difícil encontrar estacionamento.

Synonyms: progressively gradually steadily more Antonyms: decreasingly less

adv Increasing in amount or intensity. B1 ✓

The weather became increasingly stormy as the day progressed.

(副词) 日益；越来越；愈发

随着一天的推移，天气变得越来越暴风雨。

(adverbio) cada vez más; progresivamente; paulatinamente; gradualmente [Que aumenta en cantidad o intensidad.]

El clima se volvió cada vez más tormentoso a medida que avanzaba el día.

(adverbe) de plus en plus; de manière croissante; toujours plus; croissante [D'une manière croissante, de plus en plus.]

Le temps est devenu **increasingly** orageux à mesure que la journée avançait.

(Adverb) zunehmend; immer mehr; in steigendem Maße [In zunehmendem Maße; immer mehr oder stärker werdend.]

Das Wetter wurde im Laufe des Tages **increasingly** stürmisch.

(副詞) ますます、益々

日が経つにつれて、天候はますます嵐模様になった。

(advérbio) cada vez mais; progressivamente; crescentemente [De forma crescente em quantidade ou intensidade; cada vez mais.]

O tempo ficou cada vez mais tempestuoso à medida que o dia avançava.

Synonyms: progressively more and more gradually steadily incrementally cumulatively step by step by degrees Antonyms: decreasingly less and less diminishingly declining
Word parts: in + crease + ing + ly

Common collocations

become verb frustrate verb unpopular adj fragmented adj strident adj reliant adj affluent adj alienate verb stringent adj restive adj untenable adj interdependent adj

Related words

increasable decreasingly

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