phrasal verbs concerning increasing and decreasing
Here is a list of some of the most common phrasal verbs concerning increasing and decreasing using the prepositions UP and DOWN. Each phrasal verb includes an explanation and example sentence.
| Category | Preposition | Phrasal Verb | Explanation Notes | Example Sentence |
| Increasing | up | to put up | to increase prices | They put up the price on that model by five dollars. |
| Increasing | up | to bring up | to raise children | They brought their children up in the countryside. |
| Increasing | up | to blow up | to make something more important than it really is | They blew that issue up until it became noticed by the media. |
| Increasing | up | to go up | used for increases in prices, profits and production | Production went up at the plant by 15 percent. |
| Increasing | up | to grow up | children getting older | My daughter has grown up so quickly! |
| Increasing | up | to speed up | used for machines increasing velocity | The car sped up and passed the slow driver. |
| Increasing | up | to hurry up | to increase the speed of doing something when someone feels late | We're going to have to hurry up if we want to finish this project on time. |
| Increasing | up | to heat up | with temperatures | It's really heated up these past few days. |
| Increasing | up | to cheer up | to become happier | He cheered up at the news of a raise. |
| Increasing | up | to liven up | to make more exciting | The party livened up when he arrived. |
| Increasing | up | to turn up | used with volume | Can you turn the sound up? |
| Increasing | up | to speak up | to increase speaking volume | You'll have to speak up if you want him to pay attention to you. |
| Increasing | up | to build up | improve health | He built his strength up over a number of months. |
| Increasing | up | to pick up | used when a general situation improves | The local economy has really picked up since the new factory was built. |
| Decreasing | down | to go down | for prices, profits and production | The quarterly profits went down from the second to the third quarter. |
| Decreasing | down | to come down | for prices, profits and production | Computer prices have really come down recently. |
| Decreasing | down | to slow down | used for machines and people | He slowed down as he approached the city limits. |
| Decreasing | down | to calm down | used when calming other people | She did her best to calm her child down. |
| Decreasing | down | to turn down | used with volume | Turn down that horrible music! |
| Decreasing | down | to keep down | decrease volume | Please keep the noise down in this room! |
| Decreasing | down | to quieten down | decrease volume | He asked the students to quieten down. |
| Decreasing | down | to cool down | with temperatures | It's really cooled down these past few days. |
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