to bump up the volume
- phrasal verb
:
subir el volumen
- Could you bump up the volume a little?
Examples
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I had to bump up the volume to hear the lyrics clearly.
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He signaled to the DJ to bump up the volume for the next song.
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During the party, someone asked to bump up the volume because the music was too soft.
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Please bump up the volume on the speakers!
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I decided to bump up the volume so I could hear my favorite song better.
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Can you bump up the volume? I can barely hear the movie.
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He always bump up the volume when his favorite band comes on the radio.
Synonyms
74
3.4
Make something greater in amount, speed or strength
47
4.1
To increase something, especially its amount or speed
39
3.8
To increase the level or strength of something, for example volume, production
23
3.4
To raise prices or amounts by a lot
23
3.7
To make a sound or electronic signal louder using equipment
12
5.9
To raise prices or rent suddenly by a lot
10
2.0
Make the sound from a radio, TV, or speaker louder
9
1.3
Make an amount or level higher
1
3.4
Make the sound louder on a radio, music player, or TV
Turn a control to make music louder
To make recorded sound louder
Antonyms
How Loud
66
4.1
- Informal
1
3.4
10
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to increase the loudness' is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents: 'bump' (in colloquial use 'push' or 'raise') + 'up' (increase) applied to 'volume' (loudness). This verb+particle+noun pattern is a common, predictable English construction and would be comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the individual words.
Etymology
The phrase bump up the volume comes from the image of quickly pushing a volume knob or slider. To bump something up is to move it higher so the sound gets louder, so it means 'increase the loudness'.