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visibly / increasingly
Describes a change that happens in a clearly visible or noticeable way and often progresses quickly.
Nach der Operation erholte sich der Patient zusehends.
After the operation, the patient visibly recovered.
The word is made up of 'zu' and 'sehend'. Its literal meaning is 'while one is watching'. So it describes a change that is so clear that you can almost follow it as it happens.
Die Pflanze wuchs bei guter Pflege zusehends.
With good care, the plant visibly grew.
As an adverb, 'zusehends' can stand in different positions in the sentence. It can stand in position 1, which emphasizes the change, or in the middle field before the part it describes.
Zusehends wurde ihm die Situation klarer.
Increasingly, the situation became clearer to him.
'Zusehends' is almost always combined with verbs that describe a change or development. Typical verbs are: sich verbessern (to improve), sich verschlechtern (to worsen), abnehmen (to decrease), zunehmen (to increase), schwinden (to fade/dwindle), or wachsen (to grow).
Die Vorräte nahmen zusehends ab.
The supplies were visibly decreasing.
The word 'zusehends' belongs more to written language or an elevated style. It is used less often in everyday, casual spoken language.
Der Artikel beschreibt, wie das Vertrauen der Bevölkerung zusehends sinkt.
The article describes how the population's trust is increasingly declining.
increasingly / waxing
Both words describe a change that progresses over time. „Zunehmend“ generally states that something is becoming stronger, more frequent, or larger. „Zusehends“ additionally emphasizes that this development is clearly visible or noticeable and often progresses quickly.
Vor unseren Augen verschlechtert sich der Zustand des alten Hauses zusehends.
The condition of the old house is visibly deteriorating before our eyes.
Der Zustand des alten Hauses verschlechtert sich zunehmend.
The condition of the old house is deteriorating increasingly.
