crecer

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin crēscere, present active infinitive of crēscō.

Verb

crecer

1. to grow

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Portuguese

Verb

1. Obsolete spelling of crescer

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin crēscĕre, present active infinitive of crēscō, from Proto-Italic *krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow, become bigger”). Compare French croître, Italian crescere and English crescent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kɾeˈθeɾ/ [kɾeˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kɾeˈseɾ/ [kɾeˈseɾ]

Verb

1. to grow

Antonyms

• decrecer

Derived terms

• crecer como la espuma
• creces

Related terms

• acrecer
• creciente
• decrecer
• recrecer