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21 May
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What is the difference between Increase and Run up or Go up ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Increase and Run up or Go up ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
Increase and go up are very similar. When in doubt, use "Go up", because "Increase" is slightly less common. "Run up" is a different completely. You say "I will run up the hill," or "I ran up to him." Run up means to physically move a persons body across a distance.
- Spanish (Mexico)
@MapleBurgee but I saw this sentence: "He ran up huge bills on clothes"...
- English (US)
Oh! Yes, it actually can be used as a figure of speech in that context. If you want to use it like that, think of it as a very sudden increase, usually related to spending money.
So you can't say:
❌️"My body weight has run up"
but you can say:
✅️ "My body weight has gone up"
✅️"Her long shower ran up the water bill"
Basically, you can think of run up when used as a figure of speech to mean "To collect large amounts of debt."
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