crescer
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese crecer, from Latin crēscere (“to grow”), present active infinitive of crēscō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁-.
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA: /kɾe.ˈse(ɹ)/
- (South Brazil) IPA: /kɾe.ˈse(ɻ)/
- (Carioca) IPA: /kɾe.ˈse(χ)/
- (Nordestino) IPA: /kɾe.ˈseh/
- Hyphenation: cres‧cer
Verb
crescer (first-person singular present indicative cresço, past participle crescido)
- to grow (become bigger, older, or taller)
- A criança crescerá e tornar-se-á um adulto.
- The child will grow and become an adult.
- A criança crescerá e tornar-se-á um adulto.
- to grow in number; to become more numerous
- A população romana cresceu durante o império.
- The Roman population grew during the empire.
- A população romana cresceu durante o império.
- to become more important within a group or context
- Com os milagres da cabaça e da sandalha, Brian cresce dentro da Frente Popular do Povo da Judeia.
- With the gourd and sandal miracles, Brian becomes more important within the Popular People’s Front of Judaea.
- Com os milagres da cabaça e da sandalha, Brian cresce dentro da Frente Popular do Povo da Judeia.
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb crescer
Notes:
- This is a regular verb of the -er group.
- The last letter c is changed to ç, depending on the following vowel, resulting in these four possible sequences: -ça-, -ce-, -ci- and -ço-.
- Verbs with this conjugation include: acontecer, amanhecer, carecer, conhecer, descer, esquecer, merecer, parecer, reconhecer, tecer, vencer.
Synonyms
- (to become bigger, older or taller): medrar
- (to grow in number): aumentar, multiplicar, multiplicar-se
Antonyms
- (to grow in number): decrescer, diminuir