Polyglot Dictionary

amadurecer

/amaduɾeˈseɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
amadureço
preterite (eu)
amadureci
past participle
amadurecido

Meaning

  1. to mature

    • A fruta amadureceu.

      The fruit ripened.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

maturar

amadurecer is the standard everyday word for "to mature"; maturar is rarer, more literary or technical, also used for wine or cheese aging.

Similar in other languages

German

reifen

reifen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to ripen, to mature."

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