Portuguese · Everyday Verbs
"to grow" in Portuguese: crescer
crescer
To grow in Portuguese is crescer. Say as plantas crescem, a criança cresceu, or eu cresço when you talk about getting taller or improving.
Garden update
O manjericão cresceu rápido no sol.Speak with an AI partner · 7 days free
How to pronounce crescer
Say it
kreh-SEHR / KRESS-soo
/kɾes.ˈseʁ/
kreh-SEHR. Eu cresço is KRESS-soo
"to grow" in Portuguese: quick reference
| Portuguese | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| crescer | to grow Dictionary form. | Dictionary form. |
| eu cresço | I grow Present first person. | Present first person. |
| cresceu | grew / has grown Past third person. | Past third person. |
| está crescendo | is growing Ongoing. | Ongoing. |
| cresci | I grew Past first person. | Past first person. |
How to use crescer in real life
- 1Garden update
O manjericão cresceu rápido no sol.
The basil grew fast in the sun.
Cresceu.
- 2Family joke
Nossa, você cresceu desde dezembro!
Wow, you've grown since December!
Kids.
- 3Self talk
Eu cresço mais quando durmo bem.
I grow more when I sleep well.
Eu cresço.
Mistakes English speakers make with crescer
Incorrect: O crescimento da planta (as verb use).
Correct: A planta cresce / cresceu.
Crescimento is the noun; use crescer forms.
Incorrect: Eu crescer todo ano.
Correct: Eu cresço todo ano.
Conjugate: cresço.
Good to know
Crescer also means to mature: ele cresceu muito depois da faculdade. For business growth people often say crescer a empresa or o negócio cresceu.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Checking balcony plants
ChatPal
Olha—a hortelã cresceu de novo.
Look—the mint grew again.
You
Demais! Eu cresço junto com essas plantas.
So much! I grow along with these plants.
ChatPal
Precisa de mais água?
Does it need more water?
You
Um pouco, só.
Just a little.
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FAQ
Common questions about "to grow" in Portuguese
I grow?
Eu cresço.
It grew?
Cresceu.
Growth (noun)?
O crescimento—different word.
Grow up?
Crescer / ficar adulto.
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