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Spanish word
crecimiento
Pronunciation
IPA/kɾeθiˈmjento/
Meaning
- masculine noungrowth
Example
El crecimiento de la planta es lento.
The plant's growth is slow.
More examples
El crecimiento económico fue más fuerte de lo esperado.
The economic growth was stronger than expected.
Core concept
Process of long-term growth and development.
Common phrases
crecimiento personal
personal growth
crecimiento económico
economic growth
crecimiento demográfico
demographic growth
Similar words
aumento: Straightforward rise in quantity or level, emphasizing numeric increase.
desarrollo: Progression through stages showing development or increasing complexity.
evolución: Slow change in shape, form, or characteristics occurring over time.
progreso: Forward movement toward improvement or a more favorable state.
Definition in Spanish
Designa el incremento o desarrollo sostenido de algo, tanto cuantitativo como cualitativo.
Word origin
Spanish crecimiento comes from Latin crescere via the verb crecer, with -miento creating a noun for the ongoing process or its result.
Usage tips
- Use crecimiento when the idea includes development or expansion as well as increase, because aumento tends to focus on simple quantitative rise.
Other meanings
- increasenoun
- developmentnoun
- expansionnoun
Opposites
- disminucióndecreasenoun
- estancamientostagnationnoun
Related words
- crecidogrownadjective
- crecientegrowingadjective
- acrecentarincreaseverb