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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

in die Höhe schnellen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in die Hoehe schnellen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Skyrocket/ˈskaɪˌrɒk.ɪt/
verbadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Mieten in der Großstadt sind in die Höhe schnellt."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As verb
  1. 1

    To increase very quickly and suddenly by a large amount.

    "Housing prices in the downtown area have skyrocketed over the past year."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun skyrocket, first recorded in the late 18th century, combining 'sky' and 'rocket' to describe the explosive and rapid upward flight of pyrotechnics. By the mid-20th century, the term metaphorical shifted to describe any sudden, dramatic increase in prices, values, or levels.

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