Polyglot Dictionary

inchar

/ĩˈʃaɾ/

verb B1

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)
incho
preterite (eu)
inchei
past participle
inchado

Meaning

  1. to swell

    • O pé inchou.

      My foot swelled.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

avolumar

avolumar is more about volume or bulk increasing, like a pile growing or a problem swelling in size, figuratively; inchar is more literal or physical, like a body part swelling.

Similar in other languages

German

schwellen

schwellen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to swell."

Spanish

engrosar

engrosar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to swell."

French

enfler

enfler is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to swell."

Practice

1 What does inchar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches inchar?

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