verb / noun · neutral
surge
UK/sɜːdʒ/US/sɜːrdʒ/SURGE
task1speaking
a sudden large increase (verb: to increase suddenly and strongly)
Examples
“There was a surge in online orders after the advertisement aired.”
“Tourist numbers surged during the summer months.”
“A surge of interest in electric cars was recorded last year.”
Band 8 sentence
“Passenger numbers surged after the low-cost carrier launched its new routes, pushing annual demand to record levels.”
Collocations
- a surge in
- surge to
- surge by
Word family
surge nounsurge verbsurging adj/verb
Common mistakes
a surge unemployment→a surge in unemployment
Prices surged up by 10%.→Prices surged by 10%.
Say it for a higher band
5increase sharply→6rise sharply→7+surge
Synonyms
spike
soar
Easily confused
spike
“There was a spike in electricity demand during the heatwave.”
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