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steigern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amp noun Short for amplifier: a device that increases the volume or strength of an electronic signal.
  • compare verb To examine two or more things together to note their similarities and differences.
  • escalate verb To increase in intensity, size, or seriousness.
  • increase verb To become larger in amount, number, or degree.

Senses

steigern is used for these senses in English:

  • amp (colloquial, usually, with up) To connect to amplifiers.
  • compare (transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
  • escalate (ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
  • increase (transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

amp — full definition

  1. noun Short for amplifier: a device that increases the volume or strength of an electronic signal.
  2. verb To increase the intensity, energy, or excitement of something.

compare — full definition

  1. verb To examine two or more things together to note their similarities and differences.
  2. verb To describe one thing as similar to another.
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