crescer.
to grow (become bigger or taller)
Meaning & usage
to grow (become bigger or taller)
Infelizmente, o tumor cresceu bastante.
to grow up (to become older)
A criança crescerá e tornar-se-á um adulto.
to grow in number or extent
A população romana cresceu durante o império.
to become more important (within a group or context)
Seus comentários fizeram-na crescer na política internacional.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese crecer, from Latin crēscere (“to grow”), from Proto-Italic *krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow, become bigger”).
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