engrescar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ gresca (“fun”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.ɡɾəsˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡɾesˈkaɾ]

Verb

engrescar (first-person singular present engresco, first-person singular preterite engresquí, past participle engrescat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive) to rouse, to liven up, to encourage

   Synonyms: incitar, excitar, entusiasmar

2. (pronominal) to get excited, to be keen [with amb ‘on’]
   • 1919, Josep M. de Sagarra, Paulina Buxareu:

     Era diumenge, feia molt temps que no havia estat al Parc, i va pensar: —Anirem a veure les bèsties.— Un artista com ell s'engrescava sempre amb els gestos i els moviments d'aquells animals exòtics.

     It was Sunday, it had been a while since he'd been to the Zoo, and he thought, "Let's go see the animals." An artist like him was always delighted by the gestures and movements of those exotic animals.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engrescar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			engrescar
gerund			engrescant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engrescat		engrescada
		plural		engrescats		engrescades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engresco	engresques	engresca	engresquem	engresqueu	engresquen
	imperfect	engrescava	engrescaves	engrescava	engrescàvem	engrescàveu	engrescaven
	future	engrescaré	engrescaràs	engrescarà	engrescarem	engrescareu	engrescaran
	preterite	engresquí	engrescares	engrescà	engrescàrem	engrescàreu	engrescaren
	conditional	engrescaria	engrescaries	engrescaria	engrescaríem	engrescaríeu	engrescarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engresqui	engresquis	engresqui	engresquem	engresqueu	engresquin
	imperfect	engresqués	engresquessis	engresqués	engresquéssim	engresquéssiu	engresquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	engresca	engresqui	engresquem	engresqueu	engresquin
	negative (no)	—	no engresquis	no engresqui	no engresquem	no engresqueu	no engresquin

Derived terms

• desengrescar
• engrescador
• engrescament

Further reading

• “engrescar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “engrescar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “engrescar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enɡɾesˈkaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾesˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧gres‧car

Verb

engrescar (first-person singular present engresco, first-person singular preterite engresqué, past participle engrescado)

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Conjugation

    Conjugation of engrescar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			engrescar
gerund			engrescando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engrescado		engrescada
		plural		engrescados		engrescadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engresco	engrescastú engrescásvos	engresca	engrescamos	engrescáis	engrescan
	imperfect	engrescaba	engrescabas	engrescaba	engrescábamos	engrescabais	engrescaban
	preterite	engresqué	engrescaste	engrescó	engrescamos	engrescasteis	engrescaron
	future	engrescaré	engrescarás	engrescará	engrescaremos	engrescaréis	engrescarán
	conditional	engrescaría	engrescarías	engrescaría	engrescaríamos	engrescaríais	engrescarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engresque	engresquestú engresquésvos2	engresque	engresquemos	engresquéis	engresquen
	imperfect (ra)	engrescara	engrescaras	engrescara	engrescáramos	engrescarais	engrescaran
	imperfect (se)	engrescase	engrescases	engrescase	engrescásemos	engrescaseis	engrescasen
	future1	engrescare	engrescares	engrescare	engrescáremos	engrescareis	engrescaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		engrescatú engrescávos	engresque	engresquemos	engrescad	engresquen
	negative		no engresques	no engresque	no engresquemos	no engresquéis	no engresquen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of engrescar (c-qu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive engrescar	dative	engrescarme	engrescarte	engrescarle, engrescarse	engrescarnos	engrescaros	engrescarles, engrescarse
	accusative	engrescarme	engrescarte	engrescarlo, engrescarla, engrescarse	engrescarnos	engrescaros	engrescarlos, engrescarlas, engrescarse
with gerund engrescando	dative	engrescándome	engrescándote	engrescándole, engrescándose	engrescándonos	engrescándoos	engrescándoles, engrescándose
	accusative	engrescándome	engrescándote	engrescándolo, engrescándola, engrescándose	engrescándonos	engrescándoos	engrescándolos, engrescándolas, engrescándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative engresca	dative	engréscame	engréscate	engréscale	engréscanos	not used	engréscales
	accusative	engréscame	engréscate	engréscalo, engréscala	engréscanos	not used	engréscalos, engréscalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative engrescá	dative	engrescame	engrescate	engrescale	engrescanos	not used	engrescales
	accusative	engrescame	engrescate	engrescalo, engrescala	engrescanos	not used	engrescalos, engrescalas
with formal second-person singular imperative engresque	dative	engrésqueme	not used	engrésquele, engrésquese	engrésquenos	not used	engrésqueles
	accusative	engrésqueme	not used	engrésquelo, engrésquela, engrésquese	engrésquenos	not used	engrésquelos, engrésquelas
with first-person plural imperative engresquemos	dative	not used	engresquémoste	engresquémosle	engresquémonos	engresquémoos	engresquémosles
	accusative	not used	engresquémoste	engresquémoslo, engresquémosla	engresquémonos	engresquémoos	engresquémoslos, engresquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative engrescad	dative	engrescadme	not used	engrescadle	engrescadnos	engrescaos	engrescadles
	accusative	engrescadme	not used	engrescadlo, engrescadla	engrescadnos	engrescaos	engrescadlos, engrescadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative engresquen	dative	engrésquenme	not used	engrésquenle	engrésquennos	not used	engrésquenles, engrésquense
	accusative	engrésquenme	not used	engrésquenlo, engrésquenla	engrésquennos	not used	engrésquenlos, engrésquenlas, engrésquense

Further reading

• “engrescar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10