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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.
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'immer' and 'zusehends' can both describe a change that is becoming stronger. With 'immer', you normally need a comparative for this, for example 'immer müder' (more and more tired) or 'immer voller' (more and more crowded/full). 'zusehends' means that a change is progressing in a clearly visible or noticeable way. It sounds somewhat more elevated than 'immer + comparative'. In everyday language, 'immer' is often simpler and more natural. 'zusehends' fits well when you want to emphasize that you clearly notice the change.
Nach dem starken Regen wird der Weg zusehends rutschiger.
After the heavy rain, the path is becoming noticeably more slippery.
Nach zwei Stunden Arbeit werden wir immer müder.
After two hours of work, we are getting more and more tired.