membesar

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From meng- +‎ besar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /məm.bəˈsar/
  • Rhymes: -sar
  • Hyphenation: mêm‧bê‧sar

Verb

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mêmbêsar

  1. (intransitive) to grow
    1. to become larger, to increase in magnitude
    2. to progress through a sequence of stages
  2. (intransitive) to become or get louder
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) to become arrogant

Malay

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Etymology

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Affixation of meng- +‎ besar (big, adult (grown up)).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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membesar (Jawi spelling ممبسر)

  1. (intransitive) to become bigger or to increase in size
    Mengapakah bayang-bayang kita membesar pada waktu awal pagi dan waktu lewat petang?
    Why do our shadows get bigger in the early morning and in the late afternoon?
  2. (intransitive) to grow up
    Saya membesar dekat Amerika Syarikat.
    I grew up in the United States.
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to be arrogant

Further reading

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