Polyglot Dictionary

acrescer

/akɾeˈseɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
acresço
preterite (eu)
acresci
past participle
acrescido

Meaning

  1. to add

    • Acresce que ele mentiu.

      Added to that, he lied.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

adicionar

acrescer and adicionar are close synonyms for "to add," both more formal or technical than the everyday "acrescentar."

Similar in other languages

French

ajouter

ajouter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to add."

Practice

1 What does acrescer mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches acrescer?

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