Intensifications - English meaning

noun

The action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount.

Usage examples:

The augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects

noun

The process of increasing the size, value, or quality of something by adding to it

Usage examples:

I think of making computers smarter as intelligence augmentation., cosmetic procedures include nose…

verb

Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

Usage examples:

A range of measures to boost tourism

noun

A source of help or encouragement leading to increase or improvement.

Usage examples:

The cut in interest rates will give a further boost to the economy

noun

A push from below.

Usage examples:

This time, ian gave me a boost up, and i was climbing.

verb

Become larger in distance from side to side; widen.

Usage examples:

Her smile broadened

verb

Present participle of broaden

Usage examples:

The track broadens and becomes a road at this point., they are broadening the bridge to speed up th…

phrasal verb

Enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages

phrasal verb

To cause something to increase or become greater

Usage examples:

She does exercises daily to build up her strength., we tried to build his confidence up., the ads b…

phrasal verb

To increase in quantity, or to add more of something so it increases in quantity

Usage examples:

Build up shares/stock/wealth at this time of year, stores are building up stock for christmas., bui…

noun

The action or power of focusing all one's attention.

Usage examples:

She was frowning in concentration

noun

A close gathering of people or things.

Usage examples:

The island has the greatest concentration of seabirds in the north-west

noun

A large amount of something in the same place

Usage examples:

[ c ] there’s a heavy concentration of poor and elderly in the district., he had a look of intense …

adjective

Becoming deeper.

Usage examples:

A deepening crisis

verb

Make or become deep or deeper.

Usage examples:

The crisis deepened

adjective

Increasing or becoming darker

Usage examples:

They felt a deepening sense of despair.

noun

A rapid increase; a rise.

Usage examples:

Cost escalations

noun

The process of becoming greater or more serious, or a particular situation when this happens

Usage examples:

[ u ] the escalation of costs, [ c ] military escalation

noun

The action of becoming larger or more extensive.

Usage examples:

The rapid expansion of suburban london

noun

An increase in the size, number, or importance of something

Usage examples:

A rapid/major/massive expansion the rapid expansion of the software industry, the planned/possible …

noun

A part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it.

Usage examples:

The railway's southern extension

noun

Any of two or more telephones in the same house that share the same number

Usage examples:

We have an extension in our bedroom., a contract extension, i applied for an extension to my visa.,…

noun

An increase in the period of time during which something is effective

Usage examples:

Grant/offer/receive an extension when it failed to meet the deadline, the company was granted an ex…

verb

Make or become more intense.

Usage examples:

The pleasure was heightened by the sense of guilt that accompanied it

verb

Present participle of heighten

Usage examples:

The strong police presence only heightened the tension among the crowd.

verb

Become or make greater in size, amount, or degree.

Usage examples:

Car use is increasing at an alarming rate

noun

A rise in the size, amount, or degree of something.

Usage examples:

An increase of 28.3 per cent

verb

A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous

noun

A small van or truck with low sides.

Usage examples:

They may be work trucks, but pickups needn't be laborious to drive, the no.2 auto maker maintains.

adjective

Informal and spontaneous.

Usage examples:

A pickup basketball game

noun

The act of getting something or someone

Usage examples:

Trash pickups are on tuesdays and fridays., we arranged the pickup for ten o’clock., next year is e…

noun

The action or process of reinforcing or strengthening.

Usage examples:

Older electricity mains required reinforcement to meet increased demand

verb

Make or become sharp or sharper.

Usage examples:

She sharpened her pencil

verb

Make or become stronger.

Usage examples:

He advises an application of fluoride to strengthen the teeth

verb

Present participle of strengthen

Usage examples:

They have been strengthening their border defences in preparation for war., his battle against canc…

verb

Make or become wider.

Usage examples:

We should widen the scope of our investigation

verb

Present participle of widen

Usage examples:

As it approaches the sea, the river begins to widen (out)., his eyes/smile widened., why not widen …