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повышать

increase

Meaning of повышать

make higher

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Russian[pəvɨˈʂatʲ]
increase
повышать - increase
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повышать with English translation

повышать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The landlord plans to increase the rent from next month.

Хозяин собирается повышать арендную плату с следующего месяца.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

We need to increase the boiler temperature tonight.

Нам нужно постепенно повышать температуру котла вечером.

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повышать belongs to the topic "Housing and Utilities". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

повышатьincrease
беспорядокmess
пыльdust
пятноstain
мусорtrash
инструментtool
раковинаsink

повышать synonyms

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What's the difference between повышать / увеличивать / повысить / поднимать / расти / увеличиться

🇷🇺Russian
повышать

the basic neutral verb for raising a level, number, or rate

B1Very Often

The company decided to raise salaries gradually.

Компания решила повышать зарплаты постепенно.

🇷🇺Russian

to make bigger in quantity or size; often used for numbers, volumes, indicators

B1Very Often

We are increasing production to meet demand.

Мы увеличиваем производство, чтобы удовлетворить спрос.

П
🇷🇺Russian
повысить

perfective form of 'повышать' — indicates a completed increase or a result

B1Very Often

The company raised the rates from this month.

Компания повысила ставки с этого месяца.

П
🇷🇺Russian
поднимать

can be physical (lift an object) or figurative (raise a level); more concrete action-focused

B1Very Often

The government plans to raise taxes next year.

Правительство планирует поднимать налоги в следующем году.

🇷🇺Russian

intransitive verb — denotes natural or automatic growth, not necessarily someone's deliberate action

B1Very Often

The price of petrol keeps rising.

Цена на бензин продолжает расти.

У
🇷🇺Russian
увеличиться

reflexive/intransitive form of 'увеличивать' — meaning to become larger

B1Very Often

The number of orders increased sharply over the month.

Количество заказов резко увеличилось за месяц.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
наращивать

to build up volumes, capacity, or presence gradually; emphasizes the process of accumulation

B2Often

The company is ramping up capacity to enter a new market.

Компания наращивает мощности для выхода на новый рынок.

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повышать translation: increase. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce повышать

[pəvɨˈʂatʲ]

повышать translation

increase

повышать examples

The landlord plans to increase the rent from next month.

повышать transcription

[pəvɨˈʂatʲ]

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Questions about this word

повышать meaning: what does it mean?

делать больше по размеру, количеству или уровню

повышать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

повышать is pronounced as [pəvɨˈʂatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

повышать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The landlord plans to increase the rent from next month. Translation: Хозяин собирается повышать арендную плату с следующего месяца.

Is повышать part of Housing and Utilities vocabulary?

Yes, повышать (increase) can be learned in the Housing and Utilities topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is повышать part of Home and Household vocabulary?

Yes, повышать (increase) can be learned in the Home and Household topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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