From Old Galician-Portuguese engrossar , from en- + groso ( “ big, thick ” ) + -ar .
engrosar (first-person singular present engroso , first-person singular preterite engrosei , past participle engrosado )
to swell , grow
Synonym: medrar
to increase
Synonyms: aumentar , medrar
Singular
Plural
First-person (eu )
Second-person (ti / tu )
Third-person (ele / ela / você )
First-person (nós )
Second-person (vós )
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês )
Infinitive
Impersonal
engrosar
Personal
engrosar
engrosares
engrosar
engrosarmos
engrosardes
engrosarem
Gerund
engrosando
Past participle
Masculine
engrosado
engrosados
Feminine
engrosada
engrosadas
Indicative
Present
engroso
engrosas
engrosa
engrosamos
engrosades , engrosais
engrosam
Imperfect
engrosava
engrosavas
engrosava
engrosávamos
engrosávades , engrosáveis , engrosávais 1
engrosavam
Preterite
engrosei
engrosaste , engrosache 1
engrosou
engrosamos
engrosastes
engrosárom , engrosaram
Pluperfect
engrosara
engrosaras
engrosara
engrosáramos
engrosárades , engrosáreis , engrosárais 1
engrosaram
Future
engrosarei
engrosarás
engrosará
engrosaremos
engrosaredes , engrosareis
engrosarám , engrosarão
Conditional
engrosaria
engrosarias
engrosaria
engrosaríamos
engrosaríades , engrosaríeis , engrosaríais 1
engrosariam
Subjunctive
Present
engrose
engroses
engrose
engrosemos
engrosedes , engroseis
engrosem
Imperfect
engrosasse
engrosasses
engrosasse
engrosássemos
engrosássedes , engrosásseis
engrosassem
Future
engrosar
engrosares
engrosar
engrosarmos
engrosardes
engrosarem
Imperative
Affirmative
engrosa
engrose
engrosemos
engrosade , engrosai
engrosem
Negative (nom )
nom engroses
nom engrose
nom engrosemos
nom engrosedes , nom engroseis
nom engrosem
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “engrosar ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “engros ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “engrosar ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“engrosar ”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy , 2012 –2024
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “engrosar ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
From en- + grueso + -ar .
IPA (key ) : /enɡɾoˈsaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾoˈsaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: en‧gro‧sar
engrosar (first-person singular present engrueso or engroso , first-person singular preterite engrosé , past participle engrosado )
to swell up, thicken
to increase
infinitive
engrosar
gerund
engrosando
past participle
masculine
feminine
singular
engrosado
engrosada
plural
engrosados
engrosadas
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
engrueso , engroso
engruesas , engrosas tú engrosás vos
engruesa , engrosa
engrosamos
engrosáis
engruesan , engrosan
imperfect
engrosaba
engrosabas
engrosaba
engrosábamos
engrosabais
engrosaban
preterite
engrosé
engrosaste
engrosó
engrosamos
engrosasteis
engrosaron
future
engrosaré
engrosarás
engrosará
engrosaremos
engrosaréis
engrosarán
conditional
engrosaría
engrosarías
engrosaría
engrosaríamos
engrosaríais
engrosarían
subjunctive
yo
tú vos
él/ella/ello usted
nosotros nosotras
vosotros vosotras
ellos/ellas ustedes
present
engruese , engrose
engrueses , engroses tú engrosés vos2
engruese , engrose
engrosemos
engroséis
engruesen , engrosen
imperfect (ra)
engrosara
engrosaras
engrosara
engrosáramos
engrosarais
engrosaran
imperfect (se)
engrosase
engrosases
engrosase
engrosásemos
engrosaseis
engrosasen
future 1
engrosare
engrosares
engrosare
engrosáremos
engrosareis
engrosaren
imperative
—
tú vos
usted
nosotros nosotras
vosotros vosotras
ustedes
affirmative
engruesa , engrosa tú engrosá vos
engruese , engrose
engrosemos
engrosad
engruesen , engrosen
negative
no engrueses , no engroses
no engruese , no engrose
no engrosemos
no engroséis
no engruesen , no engrosen
1 Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of engrosar (o-ue alternation or non-alternating)
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 engrosar
dative
engrosarme
engrosarte
engrosarle , engrosarse
engrosarnos
engrosaros
engrosarles , engrosarse
accusative
engrosarme
engrosarte
engrosarlo , engrosarla , engrosarse
engrosarnos
engrosaros
engrosarlos , engrosarlas , engrosarse
with gerund engrosando
dative
engrosándome
engrosándote
engrosándole , engrosándose
engrosándonos
engrosándoos
engrosándoles , engrosándose
accusative
engrosándome
engrosándote
engrosándolo , engrosándola , engrosándose
engrosándonos
engrosándoos
engrosándolos , engrosándolas , engrosándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative engruesa , engrosa
dative
engruésame , engrósame
engruésate , engrósate
engruésale , engrósale
engruésanos , engrósanos
not used
engruésales , engrósales
accusative
engruésame , engrósame
engruésate , engrósate
engruésalo , engrósalo , engruésala , engrósala
engruésanos , engrósanos
not used
engruésalos , engrósalos , engruésalas , engrósalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative engrosá
dative
engrosame
engrosate
engrosale
engrosanos
not used
engrosales
accusative
engrosame
engrosate
engrosalo , engrosala
engrosanos
not used
engrosalos , engrosalas
with formal second-person singular imperative engruese , engrose
dative
engruéseme , engróseme
not used
engruésele , engrósele , engruésese , engrósese
engruésenos , engrósenos
not used
engruéseles , engróseles
accusative
engruéseme , engróseme
not used
engruéselo , engróselo , engruésela , engrósela , engruésese , engrósese
engruésenos , engrósenos
not used
engruéselos , engróselos , engruéselas , engróselas
with first-person plural imperative engrosemos
dative
not used
engrosémoste
engrosémosle
engrosémonos
engrosémoos
engrosémosles
accusative
not used
engrosémoste
engrosémoslo , engrosémosla
engrosémonos
engrosémoos
engrosémoslos , engrosémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative engrosad
dative
engrosadme
not used
engrosadle
engrosadnos
engrosaos
engrosadles
accusative
engrosadme
not used
engrosadlo , engrosadla
engrosadnos
engrosaos
engrosadlos , engrosadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative engruesen , engrosen
dative
engruésenme , engrósenme
not used
engruésenle , engrósenle
engruésennos , engrósennos
not used
engruésenles , engrósenles , engruésense , engrósense
accusative
engruésenme , engrósenme
not used
engruésenlo , engrósenlo , engruésenla , engrósenla
engruésennos , engrósennos
not used
engruésenlos , engrósenlos , engruésenlas , engrósenlas , engruésense , engrósense