wachsen — meaning in English

English meaning

• accrue verb To increase, to rise
• augment verb To make something larger or stronger by adding to it.
• grow verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
• increase verb To become larger in amount, number, or degree.
• wax noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.
• waxing noun The act of applying wax to something.

Senses

wachsen is used for these senses in English:

• accrue (intransitive, accounting) To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.
• augment (intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater.
• 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.
• upgrow (archaic) To grow up
• wax (transitive) To coat with wax or a similar material.
• wax (transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.

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.

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