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N3 Adverb

益々(ますます)increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb

      1.

      increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    益々 【ますます】増々 【ますます】益益 【ますます】増す増す 【ますます】増増 【ますます】益 【ますます】

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    Examples

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      (からだ)老化(ろうか)益々(ますます)(すす)んできました。

      My body is aging more and more.

      • N3

      (あめ)(かぜ)益々(ますます)(つよ)くなってきたので(いえ)(かえ)った。

      I went home as the rain and wind were getting stronger and stronger.

      • N3

      (あね)反対(はんたい)されると益々(ますます)頑固(がんこ)になるという性格(せいかく)()っている。

      My sister has a personality that becomes more and more stubborn when she is opposed.

      • N3

      ()(すす)むにつれて(さむ)さが益々(ますます)(きび)しくなってきたような()がします。

      It seems as if the cold weather is becoming more and more severe as the day progresses.

      • N3

      地球(ちきゅう)温暖(おんだん)()益々(ますます)(ひど)くなっているので、もう無視(むし)する(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      Climate change is getting worse and worse, and we can no longer ignore it.

      • N2
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