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to climb
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to go up
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to grow
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to increase
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to jump
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to rocket
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to decline
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to drop
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to fall
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to go down
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to plummet
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to plunge
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to maintain
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to remain
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to stay
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constant
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stable
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steady
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unchanged
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rapidly
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quickly
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steeply
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considerably
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significantly
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substantially
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steadily
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gradually
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moderately
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slightly
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slowly
to climb
to climb
Verb
c
k
l
l
i
m
m
b
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to increase in terms of amount, value, intensity, etc.

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With successful marketing strategies, the sales of the product began to climb steadily.
As the economy improved, employment rates started to climb.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to go up
to go up
Verb
uk flag
/ɡoʊ ˈʌp/

to increase in value, extent, amount, etc.

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
up
to grow
to grow
Verb
g
g
r
r
o
w

to become greater in size, amount, number, or quality

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intransitive
to increase
to increase
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
c
k
r
r
ea
i
s
s
e

to become larger in amount or size

decrease

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to jump
to jump
Verb
j
ʤ
u
ʌ
m
m
p
p

(particularly of a price, rate, etc.) to increase sharply

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intransitive
to rocket
to rocket
Verb
r
r
o
ɑ
ck
k
e
ə
t
t

(of a price, amount, etc.) to increase suddenly and significantly

to decline
to decline
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
c
k
l
l
i
n
n
e

to reduce in amount, size, intensity, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to drop
to drop
Verb
d
d
r
r
o
ɑ
p
p

to lessen the amount, number, degree, or intensity of something

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transitive
to fall
to fall
Verb
f
f
a
ɑ:
ll
l

to decrease in quantity, quality, or extent

increase

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intransitive
to go down
to go down
Verb
uk flag
/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/

to move from a higher location to a lower one

rise

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
down
to plummet
to plummet
Verb
p
p
l
l
u
ə
mm
m
e
ə
t
t

to decline in amount or value in a sudden and rapid way

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to plunge
to plunge
Verb
p
p
l
l
u
ə
n
n
g
ʤ
e

to suddenly move or cause someone or something move downward, forward, or into something

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to maintain
to maintain
Verb
m
m
ai
n
n
t
t
ai
n
n

to make something stay in the same state or condition

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to remain
to remain
Verb
r
r
e
i
m
m
ai
n
n

to stay in the same state or condition

change

Grammatical Information:

linking verb
to stay
Verb
s
s
t
t
a
e
y
ɪ

to continue to be in a particular condition or state

Grammatical Information:

linking verb
constant
constant
Adjective
c
k
o
ɑ
n
n
s
s
t
t
a
ə
n
n
t
t

remaining unchanged and stable in degree, amount, or condition

stable
stable
Adjective
s
s
t
t
a
b
b
ə
l
l
e

firm and able to stay in the same position or state

unstable
steady
steady
Adjective
s
s
t
t
ea
ɛ
d
d
y
i

regular and constant for a long period of time

unsteady
unchanged
unchanged
Adjective
u
ə
n
n
ch
ʧ
a
n
n
g
ʤ
e
d
d

subject to no change and staying in the same state

altered
rapidly
rapidly
Adverb
r
r
a
æ
p
p
i
ə
d
d
l
l
y
i

in a way that is very quick and often unexpected

slowly

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner
quickly
quickly
Adverb
q
k
u
w
i
ɪ
ck
k
l
l
y
i

with a lot of speed

slowly

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner
steeply
Adverb
s
s
t
t
ee
i
p
p
l
l
y
i

in a manner that rises or falls at a sharp angle or incline

considerably
considerably
Adverb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
s
s
i
ɪ
d
d
e
ɜ
r
r
a
ə
b
b
l
l
y
i

by a significant amount or to a significant extent

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree
significantly
significantly
Adverb
s
s
i
ɪ
g
g
n
n
i
ɪ
f
f
i
ɪ
c
k
a
ə
n
n
t
t
l
l
y
i

in a manner that is important or large enough to be noticed or effective

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner
substantially
substantially
Adverb
s
s
u
ə
b
b
s
s
t
t
a
æ
n
n
t
ʃ
ia
ə
ll
l
y
i

to a considerable extent or degree

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree
steadily
steadily
Adverb
s
s
t
t
ea
ɛ
d
d
i
ə
l
l
y
i

in a gradual and even way

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner
gradually
gradually
Adverb
g
g
r
r
a
æ
d
ʤ
ua
ll
l
y
i

in small amounts over a long period of time

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner
moderately
moderately
Adverb
m
m
o
ɑ
d
d
e
ɜ
r
r
a
ə
t
t
e
l
l
y
i

to an average extent or degree

unreasonably
slightly
slightly
Adverb
s
s
l
l
i
gh
t
t
l
l
y
i

in a small amount, extent, or level

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree
slowly
slowly
Adverb
s
s
l
l
o
w
l
l
y
i

at a pace that is not fast

quickly

Grammatical Information:

incomparable
adverb of manner

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