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kasvaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accrue verb To grow larger over time.
  • augment verb To make something larger or stronger by adding to it.
  • balloon noun A flexible bag that inflates with air or gas, used as a toy, decoration, or for flight.
  • burgeon verb To increase or develop.
  • escalate verb To increase in intensity, size, or seriousness.
  • grow verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
  • increase verb To become larger in amount, number, or degree.
  • rise verb To move upward or increase.
  • wax noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.

Senses

kasvaa is used for these senses in English:

  • accrue (intransitive) To increase, to rise
  • augment (intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
  • balloon (intransitive) To increase or expand rapidly.
  • burgeon (intransitive) To grow or expand.
  • escalate (ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
  • grow (intransitive) To appear or sprout.
  • grow (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
  • increase (intransitive) (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.

accrue — full definition

  1. verb To grow larger over time.
  2. verb To build up gradually as a result of growth, especially as interest earned on money lent out.
  3. verb To build up simply because time has gone by.
  4. verb To gather or build up gradually.
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