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anschwellen lassen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • swell verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.

Senses

anschwellen lassen is used for these senses in English:

  • swell (transitive) To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate.

swell — full definition

  1. verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.
  2. verb To grow gradually in force, loudness, or intensity.
  3. noun A long, rolling ocean wave that continues after the wind that made it has died down.
  4. adj Excellent; very good (informal, dated-sounding).

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