erwachsen

German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

er- + wachsen

Verb

erwachsen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present erwächst, past tense erwuchs, past participle erwachsen, past subjunctive erwüchse, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to grow up, to grow
  2. to spring up, to spring from, to proceed from
  3. to accrue
  4. to grow out of
  5. to arise (difficulties, tasks)
Conjugation
Synonyms

Participle

erwachsen

  1. past participle of erwachsen

Adjective

erwachsen (strong nominative masculine singular erwachsener, not comparable)

  1. adult, grown-up, grown, full-grown
    Synonyms: ausgewachsen, groß, herangewachsen
    erwachsen seinto be grown up
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Derived terms

Further reading

  • erwachsen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erwachsen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • erwachsen” in Duden online
  • erwachsen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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