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crescer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • evolve verb Of living things or species, to develop and change gradually over many generations.
  • 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

crescer is used for these senses in English:

  • get up To materialise; to grow stronger.
  • 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 (transitive) To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.

evolve — full definition

  1. verb Of living things or species, to develop and change gradually over many generations.
  2. verb To develop gradually into a different or more advanced form.
  3. verb (chemistry) To give off a gas during a chemical reaction.

grow — full definition

  1. verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
  2. verb To develop or mature, physically or personally.
  3. verb To cultivate plants or cause them to develop.
  4. verb To gradually come to have a quality or feeling.

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