increasingly
/ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/adverb
उच्चारण इन्क्रीसिङ्ली
उत्तरोत्तर, लगातार बढ़ते हुए, दिन-ब-दिन अधिक
Core word
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more and more all the time
उत्तरोत्तर, लगातार बढ़ते हुए, दिन-ब-दिन अधिक
- It is becoming increasingly difficult to find a job.
- Online classes are increasingly popular among students.
- Increasingly, people are paying by phone.
+ 4 more examples
- The weather has become increasingly hot in May.
- Increasingly, schools are using tablets in the classroom.
- She grew increasingly nervous as the results day came near.
- Tickets are increasingly sold online rather than at the counter.
Synonyms more and more progressively steadily
Opposite decreasingly
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
increasingly + adjective
Use it before an adjective to show a quality growing stronger over time. Do not add more.
किसी गुण के समय के साथ बढ़ने को दिखाने के लिए यह adjective से पहले आता है। इसके साथ 'more' नहीं जोड़ा जाता।
- Exams are becoming increasingly competitive.
- The traffic grew increasingly heavy.
increasingly + adverb
It can also modify another adverb.
यह किसी दूसरे adverb को भी modify कर सकता है।
- Increasingly often, students prefer online notes.
increasingly + comparative
Increasingly does not go with comparatives; use the doubled form instead: more and more, better and better.
Increasingly के साथ comparative नहीं लगता; इसके बदले doubled रूप जैसे 'more and more' या 'better and better' आता है।
- The days are getting hotter and hotter.
sentence position
It usually stands before the adjective or verb, and can open a sentence for emphasis.
यह प्रायः adjective या verb से पहले आता है और ज़ोर देने के लिए वाक्य के आरंभ में भी आ सकता है।
- Increasingly, people shop on their phones.
+Collocations 4
increasingly + adjective
difficultpopularcommonimportantdependent
- Cashless payment is increasingly common in small towns.
become / grow / get + increasingly
become increasinglygrow increasinglyget increasinglyseem increasingly
- She grew increasingly worried as the results were delayed.
increasingly + verb
rely onturn todepend onuseworry about
- Farmers are increasingly turning to drip irrigation.
increasingly + clear / obvious
clearevidentapparentobviousunlikely
- It became increasingly clear that the match would be postponed.
“More examples 6
- Radhika found the passage increasingly hard to follow.
राधिका को वह गद्यांश समझना लगातार कठिन होता गया।
- Increasingly, banks ask customers to use mobile apps.
बैंक अब ग्राहकों से अधिकाधिक mobile app इस्तेमाल करने को कहते हैं।
- The city is increasingly short of drinking water.
शहर में पीने के पानी की कमी बढ़ती जा रही है।
- Young people are increasingly choosing careers in data science.
युवा अधिकाधिक data science में करियर चुन रहे हैं।
- As the monsoon approached, the sky grew increasingly dark.
मानसून के पास आने पर आकाश और भी गहरा काला होता गया।
- The roads are increasingly crowded during the festival season.
त्योहारों के मौसम में सड़कों पर भीड़ बढ़ती जा रही है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The paper is increasingly more difficult each year.
✓ The paper is increasingly difficult each year.
Increasingly already shows growth; adding more doubles the idea.
'Increasingly' स्वयं बढ़ने का भाव देता है; 'more' जोड़ने से वही बात दोहराई जाती है।
✗ Phones are becoming increasing popular.
✓ Phones are becoming increasingly popular.
An adverb is needed before the adjective popular, not the adjective increasing.
Adjective 'popular' से पहले adverb चाहिए, इसलिए 'increasing' नहीं 'increasingly' लिखें।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Increasingly is followed by a plain adjective, so say 'increasingly difficult', not 'increasingly more difficult'.
Increasingly के बाद सामान्य adjective आता है, इसलिए 'increasingly difficult' कहें, 'increasingly more difficult' नहीं।