escalate Значение & определение

Значение на escalate на български

• 0 to become or make something become greater or more serious:

  • His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.

  • The row could escalate into full-blown conflict.

  • The decision to escalate UN involvement has been made in the hopes of a swift end to the hostilities.

  • The escalating rate of inflation will almost certainly bring escalating prices.

  • You might need to escalate the issue to the next highest level management team.

  • The customer is threatening to escalate his complaint.

• 1 to make or become greater or more serious:

  • [ T ] Sending in more troops would escalate the war.

  • [ I ] Our costs escalated considerably over the next few years.

• 2 to become more important or serious, or to make something do this:

  • a problem/crisis/dispute escalates Mediation can be used to settle disputes at an early stage and stop problems escalating.

  • escalate a problem/matter/complaint If the customer remains dissatisfied with the response, they may then escalate the complaint.

• 3 to rise or to make something rise:

  • price/cost/demand escalates As prices escalated, fewer people could afford a mortgage on a house.

  • escalate costs/prices It was suggested that the UV coating on the windows would escalate the cost of the original plan.