GRAPHS, The four basic trends vocabulary

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The four basic trends (

tendencies) are:

• upward movement : Ò

• downward movement : Ô

• no movement : Î

• change in direction : Ô or Í

upward movement : Ò

Verbs

Nouns

Transitive

Intransitive

(to) increase

(to) increase

(an) increase

(to) raise

(to) rise (rose, risen)

a rise

(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

downward movement : Ô

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

no movement : Î

Verbs

Nouns

Transitive

Intransitive

(to) keep ... stable

(to) remain stable

(to) hold ... constant

(to) stay constant

(to) stabilize

(to) stabilize

stability

(to) reach a plateau

(a) plateau

a change of direction : Ô or Í ...

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


*transitive verbs require an object!


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