Polyglot Dictionary

agravar

/aɣɾaˈβaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
agravo
preterite (yo)
agravé
past participle
agravado

Meaning

  1. to worsen

    • La situación se agravó.

      The situation worsened.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

recrudecer

agravar is the general word for worsening a situation; recrudecer specifically means to flare up again or intensify, often for something that had subsided.

empeorar

empeorar is the most common, everyday word for "to worsen, get worse"; agravar is slightly more formal, often used for worsening a condition.

Similar in other languages

French

empirer

empirer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to worsen."

Portuguese

agravar

agravar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to worsen."

Practice

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