crescer
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Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese crecer, from Latin crēscere (“to grow”), from Proto-Italic *krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow, become bigger”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
crescer (first-person singular present cresço, first-person singular preterite cresci, past participle crescido)
- (intransitive) to grow (become bigger or taller)
- (intransitive) to grow up (to become older)
- Synonym: medrar
- A criança crescerá e tornar-se-á um adulto.
- The child will grow up and become an adult.
- (intransitive) to grow in number or extent
- Synonyms: aumentar, multiplicar, multiplicar-se, expandir, subir
- Antonyms: decrescer, diminuir, baixar
- A população romana cresceu durante o império.
- The Roman population grew during the empire.
- (intransitive) to become more important (within a group or context)
- Seus comentários fizeram-na crescer na política internacional.
- Her comments made her more notorious in international politics.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of crescer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:crescer.
Related terms[edit]
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