croître
/kʁwatʁ/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- croît
- past
- a crû
- perfect
- crû
Meaning
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to grow, to increase
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La population croît rapidement.
The population is growing rapidly.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
anwachsen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to grow, to increase."
Practice
1 What does croître mean?
to grow, to increase
2 Fill the gap: La population ___ rapidement.
Full sentence: La population croît rapidement. (The population is growing rapidly.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches croître?
croître: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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