27.1.3. gy. A1C1 (példák)

increasingly adverb /ɪnˈkriː.sɪŋ.li/ növekvő mértékben, egyre inkább

to be increasingly important/common

Increasingly, there is pressure on the council to reverse its decision.

most adverb /məʊst/ legjobban; leg- (felsőfok képzése)

Which subject do you like (the) most?

Sam enjoys the swings most of all.

much adverb /mʌtʃ/ (more, most) 2 sokkal -bb (középfokú melléknevek előtt)

Their old house was much bigger.

That's a much better idea.

It's a much more beautiful city.

worse adverb /wɜːs/ rosszabbul ('badly' középfoka)

He did worse than he was expecting in the exams.

He was treated much worse than I was.

worst adverb /wɜːst/ legrosszabbul ('badly' felsőfoka)

Small businesses have been worst hit by the recession.

Roads in the Tayside region were worst affected by the snow.

the determiner /ðiː/ 7 minél ..., annál ...

The longer we live here, the more we like it.

for preposition /fɔːr/ 15 vmihez képest, vmit figyelembe véve (melléknév után)

She's quite tall for her age.

of preposition /ɒv/ 7 vkik/vmik közül (összehasonlításkor)

Best of all I liked the green one.

Worst of all was the food!

He's the best looking of the three brothers.

I think that of all his films it's my favourite.

to preposition /tuː/ 7 vmihez képest (összehasonlítva vmivel)

I prefer football to cricket.

She's earning a reasonable wage, but nothing to what she could make in a big company.

versus preposition /ˈvɜː.səs/ 2 szemben (két dolog/elképzelés összehasonlításakor)

private education versus state education