croître
Part of speech: verb
Morphology: simple
Etymology: Du moyen français croistre, de l’ancien français creistre (« pousser, prospérer »), du latin crescere (« croître, pousser »).
Senses:
gloss: Se développer, en parlant des êtres humains, des animaux, des plantes.
pos: verb
examples: Croître très vite, en peu de temps, à vue d’œil, insensiblement.
Croître à une certaine hauteur.
Se laisser croître la barbe, les cheveux.
Les herbes, les arbres croissent.
Cette pluie a fait croître les blés.
Ces animaux croissent jusqu’à tel âge.
Bien plus commode à exploiter que le bois, le bambou croît très rapidement.
Pour croître, un arbre a besoin d'eau, d'oxygène, de lumière, d'éléments nutritifs tirés du sol, etc.
gloss: Augmenter de quelque façon que ce soit, en parlant des choses.
pos: verb
examples: La vitesse de circulation de la monnaie croissait ainsi de jour en jour et sa répudiation définitive semblait devoir être prochaine.
La rivière a crû, est crue. - Les pluies, les neiges l’ont fait croître.
gloss: Naître, pousser, en parlant des herbes, des plantes, des fruits, etc.
pos: verb
examples: La laine apparait au mois de septembre, croît pendant l’hiver et tombe au printemps, au moment de la mue ; on peigne tous les deux jours, sur l’animal vivant, la toison avec un démêloir jusqu’à ce que celui-ci n’amène plus de duvet.
Cette stérilité contraste avec les nombreuses touffes de retems et de verdure qui croissent dans le lit de la vallée.
Ce pays est bon, toutes sortes de plantes y croissent.
Inflected forms:
form: croître
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir crû
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en croissant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant crû
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: croissant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: crû
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je croîs
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu croîs
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on croît
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous croissons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous croissez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles croissent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je croissais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu croissais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on croissait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous croissions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous croissiez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles croissaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je crûs
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu crûs
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on crût
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous crûmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous crûtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles crûrent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je croîtrai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu croîtras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on croîtra
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous croîtrons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous croîtrez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles croîtront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je croisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu croisses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on croisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous croissions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous croissiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles croissent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je crûsse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu crûsses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on crût
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous crûssions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous crûssiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles crûssent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je croîtrais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu croîtrais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on croîtrait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous croîtrions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous croîtriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles croîtraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais crû
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais crû
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait crû
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions crû
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez crû
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient crû
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: croîs
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: croissons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: croissez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie crû
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons crû
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez crû
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: croitre
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir crû
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en croissant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant crû
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: croissant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: crû
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je croîs
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu croîs
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on croît
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous croissons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous croissez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles croissent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je croissais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu croissais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on croissait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous croissions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous croissiez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles croissaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je crûs
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu crûs
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on crût
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous crûmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous crûtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles crûrent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je croitrai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu croitras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on croitra
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous croitrons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous croitrez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles croitront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront crû
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je croisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu croisses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on croisse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous croissions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous croissiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles croissent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je crûsse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu crûsses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on crût
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous crûssions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous crûssiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles crûssent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent crû
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je croitrais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu croitrais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on croitrait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous croitrions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous croitriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles croitraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais crû
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais crû
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait crû
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions crû
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez crû
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient crû
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: croîs
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: croissons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: croissez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie crû
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons crû
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez crû
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: croitre
pos: verb
Derived terms: accroissement
accroître
accroîts
croissance
croissant
croissanté
croissel
croissement
croître en beauté
croître en sagesse
croître en vertu
décroissance
décroissant
décroissement
décroître
excroissance
excru
ne faire que croître et embellir
recroître
surcroissance
surcroît
surcroître
Synonyms: développer
grandir
Antonyms: décroître
Translations:
lang: Allemand
word: wachsen
lang: Anglais
word: grow
lang: Anglais
word: wax
lang: Arabe marocain
word: نمى ينمو نموا
lang: Catalan
word: créixer
lang: Espagnol
word: crecer
lang: Espéranto
word: kreski
lang: Ido
word: kreskar
lang: Italien
word: crescere
lang: Kotava
word: atrí
lang: Kotava
word: laumá
lang: Lacandon
word: akꞌir u kaꞌ
lang: Lorrain
word: crehi
lang: Lorrain
word: krahh
lang: Normand
word: creître
lang: Occitan
word: créisser
lang: Portugais
word: crescer
lang: Portugais
word: aumentar
lang: Romanche
word: crescher
lang: Same du Nord
word: stuorrut
lang: Same du Nord
word: šaddat
lang: Same du Nord
word: bajásšaddat
lang: Solrésol
word: domifala
lang: Ukrainien
word: виростати
lang: Ukrainien
word: вирости
lang: Ukrainien
word: рости
lang: Yoruba
word: dàgbà sókè