French Conversation · Level 169
15 words
French word
croître
Pronunciation
IPA/kʁwatʁ/
Meaning
- verbgrow
Example
La population croît chaque année.
The population grows every year.
More examples
Les prix croissent depuis le début de l'année.
Prices have been rising since the beginning of the year.
Core concept
A line on a chart rising gradually from a starting point.
Common phrases
la population croît
The population grows
les prix croissent
Prices rise
Similar words
augmenter: To increase in quantity or degree.
monter: To rise in height or value.
grandir: To grow taller or larger.
Definition in French
Augmenter progressivement en taille, en nombre ou en importance.
Word origin
The verb comes from Latin crescere through Old French croistre, whose lost s is marked by the circumflex in modern croître.
Usage tips
- Croître is more formal and written than augmenter in many contexts, especially for statistics and abstract trends.
Other meanings
- expandverb
Related words
- croissancegrowthnoun
- croissantincreasingadjective
- accroissementincreasenoun