erwachsen — meaning in English

English meaning

• accrue verb To increase, to rise
• adult noun A person who has reached the age of legal maturity, typically 18 or older.
• arise verb To come into being, appear, or start happening.

Senses

erwachsen is used for these senses in English:

• accrue (intransitive) To increase, to rise
• adult Fully grown.
• adult An animal that is full-grown.
• arise (intransitive) To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.
• grow up (intransitive) To mature and become an adult.
• grown-up Adult, physically mature.

accrue — full definition

1. verb To increase, to rise
2. verb To reach or come to by way of increase; to arise or spring up because of growth or result, especially as the produce of money lent.
3. verb To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.
4. verb To accumulate.

adult — full definition

1. noun A person who has reached the age of legal maturity, typically 18 or older.
2. adj Fully grown, or intended for grown-ups rather than children.

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