ADJ
total
The factory increased production to handle the total volume of orders from new customers.
PREP
by ~
The bakery offers discounts when you buy flour by volume.
in ~
The swimming pool holds about 50,000 cubic meters in volume.
ADJ
sheer
I was surprised by the sheer volume of emails in my inbox after vacation.
considerable, enormous, great, heavy, high, huge, large, substantial, vast | small
VERB + VOLUME
increase | decrease, reduce
double/grow//increase/rise in
The number of complaints has increased in volume since we changed the policy last month.
decrease/fall in
VOLUME + VERB
double, increase, rise
The number of visitors to the museum rose significantly after they opened the new exhibition.
decrease, fall
ADJ
high | full, maximum | low
VERB + VOLUME
increase, turn up | decrease, turn down | grow/increase/rise in | decrease/fall in
VOLUME + NOUN
control
I turned up the volume knob on the radio to hear the music better.
PREP
at ~
The children were playing their music at such a high volume that the neighbors complained.
ADJ
bound, leather-bound
The antique bookshop displayed leather-bound volumes from the nineteenth century on its highest shelves.
companion
The museum released a companion volume featuring interviews with the original artists.
rare
The antique bookstore owner carefully handled each rare volume in her collection.
bulky, massive, substantial, thick, weighty | compact, slim
glossy
She picked up a glossy volume of photography from the coffee table.
dusty | old | single | separate
QUANT
series
VERB + VOLUME
publish
PREP
in a/the ~
The complete works of Shakespeare are collected in a single volume.
~ of
She donated a volume of poetry to the library last month.
~ on
I found a useful volume on cooking techniques at the library yesterday.
PHRASES
run to five, several, etc. volumes
The complete works of Shakespeare run to several volumes on our library shelf.