accrescent
accrescent · more accrescent · most accrescent
Growing; increasingGrowing; increasing.
/əˈkɹɛsənt/
Meaning
2 sensesGrowing; increasing.
Which keeps growing past the point it normally would stop and begin wilting.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin accrescens, accrescentis, present participle of accrescere, from ad + crescereFrom Latin accrescens, accrescentis, present participle of accrescere, from ad + crescere (“to grow”).
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Forms
more accrescent, most accrescent| Comparative | more accrescent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most accrescent Lesson |
regular
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form