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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

increase vs rise

Hi,

Do you think increase and rise have the same meaning and are interchangeable? If not, what is the difference in meaning btw them?

(ex: Unemployment rose 3%. =Unemployment increased 3%. ?

The population has increased from 1 to 2 million. =The population has risen from 1 to 2 million. ?)

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HI Tung Quoc, A definition of 'to rise' is 'to increase', so I do believe you can use them interchangeably. Note, however, the prepositions used in both words: - unemployment rose/increased at/by 3%. Vince

— Vince

  • HI Tung Quoc, A definition of 'to rise' is 'to increase', so I do believe you can use them interchangeably.
  • Note, however, the prepositions used in both words: - unemployment rose/increased at/by 3%.
  • Vince
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HI Tung Quoc,

A definition of 'to rise' is 'to increase', so I do believe you can use them interchangeably. Note, however, the prepositions used in both words:
- unemployment rose/increased at/by 3%.

Vince
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In this context they have the same meaning, but not in general.

You can say that a skyscraper rose 1,250 feet above the city, but not that it increased 1,250 feet.
You can say that the sun rises in the east, but not that it increases in the east.

CJ
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