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wachsen.

to grow

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈvaksn̩//ˈvaksən/
  1. to grow

    class-6 · intransitive · strong
    Die Pflanze wächst schneller als ich dachte.
  2. to grow, to increase

    class-6 · figuratively · intransitive · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wahsen, from Old High German wahsan, from Proto-West Germanic *wahsan. Cognate with Low German wassen, Dutch wassen, West Frisian waakse, English wax, Danish vokse, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wahsjan).

verb
  1. to wax (to coath with wax)

    transitive · weak
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