ingrossare

Italian

Etymology

From in- + grosso + -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.ɡrosˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧gros‧sà‧re

Verb

ingrossàre (first-person singular present ingròsso, first-person singular past historic ingrossài, past participle ingrossàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to increase
  2. (transitive) to enlarge, to swell
  3. (transitive) to thicken
  4. (transitive) to develop (one's muscles, etc.)
  5. (intransitive) to increase [auxiliary essere]
  6. (intransitive) to enlarge, to swell [auxiliary essere]
  7. (intransitive) to thicken [auxiliary essere]
  8. (intransitive) to become pregnant (of an animal) [auxiliary essere]

Conjugation

Further reading

  • ingrossare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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