les quatre tendances de base THE FOUR BASIC TRENDS
upward movement
no movement
downward movement
change in direction

 

1. INDICATING UPWARD MOVEMENT

Verbs

Nouns

Transitive

Intransitive

(to) increase

(to) increase

(an) increase

(to) raise

(to) rise (rose, risen)

(a) raise (US), a rise (UK)

(to) push/put/step up

(to) go/be up

(an) upswing

.

(to) grow

(a) growth

(to) extend, (to) expand

(to) extend, (to) expand

(an) extension, expansion

.

(to) progress

(a) progression

.

(to) boom/soar/climb

(a) boom

.

(to) jump, (to) skyrocket

(a) jump

.

(to) reach a peak, (to) peak

(a) peak

.

(to) reach an all-time high

.

 

2. INDICATING DOWNWARD MOVEMENT

Verbs

Nouns

Transitive

Intransitive

(to) decrease

(to) decrease

(a) decrease

(to) cut, (to) reduce

.

(a) cut, (a) reduction

.

(to) fall (off) (fall, fell, fallen)

(a) fall

.

(to) plunge, to plummet

(a) plunge

.

(to) drop (off)

(a) drop

.

(to) go down

(a) downswing

.

(to) decline

(a) decline

.

(to) collapse

(a) collapse (dramatic fall)

.

(to) slump, (to) go bust

(a) slump

.

(to) bottom out

.

 

 

3.INDICATING NO MOVEMENT

Verbs

Nouns

Transitive

Intransitive

(to) keep ... stable

(to) remain stable

.

(to) hold ... constant

(to) stay constant

.

(to) stabilize

(to) stabilize

stability

 

 

4.INDICATING CHANGE OF DIRECTION

Verbs

Nouns

Transitive

Intransitive

(to) level off

(to) level off/out, to flatten out

(a) levelling-off

.

(to) stop falling/rising

(a) change

(to) stand at

(to) remain steady

.

.

(to) stop falling and start rising

.

.

(to) stop rising and start falling

.