crescer

• crecer (obsolete)

From Old Portuguese crecer, from Latin crēscere (“to grow”), present active infinitive of crēscō, from Proto-Italic *krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow, become bigger”).

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾɨʃ.ˈseɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾe.ˈse(ʁ)/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): [kɾe.ˈse(ɾ)], -(ɹ)
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [kɾe.ˈse(ɾ)], -(ɻ)
• (Carioca, Nordestino) IPA^(key): [kɾe.ˈse(χ)]
• Hyphenation: cres‧cer

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

1. (intransitive) to grow (become bigger or taller)

   Infelizmente, o tumor cresceu bastante.

   Unfortunately, the tumor has gotten much bigger.

   Synonyms: expandir, aumentar

   Antonyms: decrescer, diminuir

2. (intransitive) to grow up (to become older)

   A criança crescerá e tornar-se-á um adulto.

   The child will grow up and become an adult.

   Synonym: medrar

3. (intransitive) to grow in number or extent

   A população romana cresceu durante o império.

   The Roman population grew during the empire.

   Synonyms: aumentar, multiplicar, multiplicar-se, expandir, subir

   Antonyms: decrescer, diminuir, baixar

4. (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.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:crescer.

• crescente
• crescido
• crescimento