- growth
- noun1 increase in sthADJECTIVE▪ considerable, exponential, significant, strong▪
the exponential growth in world population
▪ high▪The country is experiencing a period of high growth.
▪ real▪real GDP growth
▪ dramatic, enormous, impressive, phenomenal, spectacular, tremendous▪ explosive, fast, rapid▪the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1990s
▪ modest, slow, sluggish▪The factory has achieved a steady growth in output.
▪ steady, sustainable▪ low▪a vicious circle of low growth and low productivity
▪ long-term▪ future▪ economic, industrial▪ job, productivity, revenue, etc.▪ populationVERB + GROWTH▪ achieve, experience▪ maintain, sustain▪ accelerate, boost, encourage, foster, fuel, promote, spur, stimulate▪ control, limit▪new measures to control the growth of traffic on the roads
▪ slowGROWTH + NOUN▪ rate▪The economy enjoyed the highest growth rate in Asia.
▪ potential, prospects▪ pattern▪ area, industry, market▪Communications technology has proved to be a growth area.
▪ curvePREPOSITION▪ growth in▪There was a rapid growth in the numbers of private cars.
PHRASES▪ a rate of growth2 growingADJECTIVE▪ healthy, normal▪A good diet is vital for healthy growth.
▪ abnormal▪ vigorous▪ excessive▪the excessive growth of algae in rivers
▪ new▪ bacterial, cell, hair, muscle, plant, tumour/tumor, etc.▪ intellectual, personal, spiritualVERB + GROWTH▪ encourage, stimulate▪Give the plants a good pruning to encourage growth.
▪ inhibit, retard (esp. AmE), stunt, suppress▪Lack of food had stunted his growth.
▪ affectGROWTH + NOUN▪ hormone▪ defect▪ spurt▪ chart3 abnormal lump in the bodyADJECTIVE▪ cancerous, malignant▪ benignVERB + GROWTH▪ havePREPOSITION▪ growth on▪He had a cancerous growth on his lung.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
