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Definition of increasingly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

increasingly

adverb
 
/ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/
 
/ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/
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  1. more and more all the time
    • Tourism is playing an increasingly important role in the region's economy
    • increasingly difficult/popular
    • It is becoming increasingly clear that this problem will not be easily solved.
    • It is looking increasingly likely that no agreement will be reached.
    • Doctors are growing increasingly concerned about his condition.
    • Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it.
    Topics Change, cause and effectb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryIncreasingly is used with these adjectives:
    • absorbed
    • abstract
    • active
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