croître — meaning in English
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English meaning
- build verb To make something by putting materials or parts together according to a plan.
- burgeon verb To grow or expand.
- grow verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
- increase verb To become larger in amount, number, or degree.
- thrive verb To grow strong and healthy, or to flourish.
- wax noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.
Senses
croître is used for these senses in English:
- build (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
- build (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
- burgeon (intransitive) To grow or expand.
- 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.
- thrive (intransitive) To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish.
- wax (intransitive, literary) To greaten.
build — full definition
- verb To make something by putting materials or parts together according to a plan.
- verb To gradually increase or strengthen something over time.
- verb To compile a piece of software from its source code into a runnable program.
- noun The general shape and size of a person's or animal's body.
- noun A particular version of a piece of software released during its development.
burgeon — full definition
- verb To grow or expand.
- verb To swell to the point of bursting.
- verb Of plants, to bloom, bud.