This week’s language tip brings you some useful advice on other ways of saying increase:
Be/go up: to increase; used for talking about prices or levels House prices went up a further 12 percent last year.
Push up: to make something increase; used for talking about prices or levels It is feared that the new taxes will push up fuel prices.
Rise: to increase The number of complaints rose to record levels.
Soar: to increase quickly and to a very high level; used mainly in journalism Stock prices have soared to an all-time high.
Rocket or skyrocket: (informal) to increase quickly and suddenly; used mainly in journalism Bad weather means fresh fruit prices are set to skyrocket.
Mount: to increase steadily The CEO is under mounting pressure to resign.
Be on the increase: to be increasing steadily New cases of breast cancer seem to be on the increase.
Double: to increase to twice the original amount or level Oil prices have more than doubled since last year.
Triple: to increase to three times the original amount or level The last six months have seen the company’s value triple.
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