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up·swing

 (ŭp′swĭng′)
n.
1. An upward swing or trend.
2. An increase, as in movement or business activity.
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upswing

n
1. (Economics) economics a recovery period in the trade cycle
2. an upward swing or movement or any increase or improvement
vb, -swings, -swinging or -swung
(intr) to swing or move up
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up•swing

(n. ˈʌpˌswɪŋ; v. ʌpˈswɪŋ)

n., v. -swung, -swing•ing. n.
1. an upward swing or swinging movement, as of a pendulum.
2. a marked increase or improvement: an upswing in stock prices.
v.i.
3. to make or undergo an upswing.
[1920–25]
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upswing


Past participle: upswung
Gerund: upswinging

Imperative
upswing
upswing
Present
I upswing
you upswing
he/she/it upswings
we upswing
you upswing
they upswing
Preterite
I upswung
you upswung
he/she/it upswung
we upswung
you upswung
they upswung
Present Continuous
I am upswinging
you are upswinging
he/she/it is upswinging
we are upswinging
you are upswinging
they are upswinging
Present Perfect
I have upswung
you have upswung
he/she/it has upswung
we have upswung
you have upswung
they have upswung
Past Continuous
I was upswinging
you were upswinging
he/she/it was upswinging
we were upswinging
you were upswinging
they were upswinging
Past Perfect
I had upswung
you had upswung
he/she/it had upswung
we had upswung
you had upswung
they had upswung
Future
I will upswing
you will upswing
he/she/it will upswing
we will upswing
you will upswing
they will upswing
Future Perfect
I will have upswung
you will have upswung
he/she/it will have upswung
we will have upswung
you will have upswung
they will have upswung
Future Continuous
I will be upswinging
you will be upswinging
he/she/it will be upswinging
we will be upswinging
you will be upswinging
they will be upswinging
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been upswinging
you have been upswinging
he/she/it has been upswinging
we have been upswinging
you have been upswinging
they have been upswinging
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been upswinging
you will have been upswinging
he/she/it will have been upswinging
we will have been upswinging
you will have been upswinging
they will have been upswinging
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been upswinging
you had been upswinging
he/she/it had been upswinging
we had been upswinging
you had been upswinging
they had been upswinging
Conditional
I would upswing
you would upswing
he/she/it would upswing
we would upswing
you would upswing
they would upswing
Past Conditional
I would have upswung
you would have upswung
he/she/it would have upswung
we would have upswung
you would have upswung
they would have upswung
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upswing

noun
The act of increasing or rising:
aggrandizement, amplification, augment, augmentation, boost, buildup, enlargement, escalation, growth, hike, increase, jump, multiplication, proliferation, raise, rise, swell, upsurge, upturn.
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upswing

[ˈʌpswɪŋ] N (lit) → movimiento m hacia arriba (fig) → alza f, mejora f notable (in en) an upswing in sales → una alza/mejora notable en las ventas
an upswing in the economy → una notable mejora en la economía
to be on the upswing → estar en alza
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

upswing

n (lit, fig) → Aufschwung m; (Sport) → Ausholen nt no pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

upswing

[ˈʌpswɪŋ] n upswing (in sth) → ripresa (in qc)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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