membesar

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ besar.

Verb

membesar

1. (intransitive) to enlarge (to grow larger)

Conjugation

Conjugation of besar (meng-, intransitive)
Root	besar
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Imperative	Jussive
Active	membesar	terbesar	dibesar	besar	besarlah
Locative	membesari	terbesari	dibesari	besari	besarilah
Causative / Applicative1	membesarkan	terbesarkan	dibesarkan	besarkan	besarkanlah
	Causative
Active	memperbesar	terperbesar	diperbesar	perbesar	perbesarlah
Locative	memperbesari	terperbesari	diperbesari	perbesari	perbesarilah
Causative / Applicative1	memperbesarkan	terperbesarkan	diperbesarkan	perbesarkan	perbesarkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Further reading

• “membesar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ besar (“big, adult (grown up)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məmbəsar/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [məmbəsa]
• Rhymes: -ar

Verb

membesar (Jawi spelling ممبسر)

1. (intransitive) to become bigger or to increase in size

   Mengapakah bayang-bayang kita membesar pada waktu awal pagi dan waktu lewat petang?

   Why do our shadows get bigger in the early morning and in the late afternoon?

2. (intransitive) to grow up

   Saya membesar dekat Amerika Syarikat.

   I grew up in the United States.

3. (intransitive, figurative) to be arrogant

Further reading

• “membesar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.