Polyglot Dictionary

florescer

/floɾeˈseɾ/

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)
floresço
preterite (eu)
floresci
past participle
florescido

Meaning

  1. to bloom

    • A roseira floresceu.

      The rosebush bloomed.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

desabrochar

desabrochar is more about the specific moment of blossoming or budding open; florescer is more general or prolonged flourishing, which can be figurative, like a career flourishing — both mean "to bloom."

Similar in other languages

German

blühen

blühen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to bloom."

Spanish

florecer

florecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to bloom."

Practice

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