crescer

Portuguese edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [kɾeˈse(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kɾeˈse(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kɾeˈse(ʁ)/ [kɾeˈse(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾeˈse(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /kɾɨʃˈseɾ/, /kɾɨˈseɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /kɾɨʃˈse.ɾi/, /kɾɨˈse.ɾi/

crescer (first-person singular present cresço, first-person singular preterite cresci, past participle crescido)

(intransitive) to grow (become bigger or taller)
Synonyms: expandir, aumentar

Antonyms: decrescer, diminuir

Infelizmente, o tumor cresceu bastante.
Unfortunately, the tumor has gotten much bigger.
(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 of crescer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:crescer.