engrosar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese engrossar, from en- ‎ groso (“big, thick”) ‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eŋɡɾoˈsaɾ]

Verb

engrosar (first-person singular present engroso, first-person singular preterite engrosei, past participle engrosado)

1. to swell, grow

   Synonym: medrar

2. to increase

   Synonyms: aumentar, medrar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engrosar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	engrosar
Personal	engrosar	engrosares	engrosar	engrosarmos	engrosardes	engrosaren
Gerund
	engrosando
Past participle
Masculine	engrosado			engrosados
Feminine	engrosada			engrosadas
Indicative
Present	engroso	engrosas	engrosa	engrosamos	engrosades	engrosan
Imperfect	engrosaba	engrosabas	engrosaba	engrosabamos	engrosabades	engrosaban
Preterite	engrosei	engrosaches	engrosou	engrosamos	engrosastes	engrosaron
Pluperfect	engrosara	engrosaras	engrosara	engrosaramos	engrosarades	engrosaran
Future	engrosarei	engrosarás	engrosará	engrosaremos	engrosaredes	engrosarán
Conditional	engrosaría	engrosarías	engrosaría	engrosariamos	engrosariades	engrosarían
Subjunctive
Present	engrose	engroses	engrose	engrosemos	engrosedes	engrosen
Imperfect	engrosase	engrosases	engrosase	engrosásemos	engrosásedes	engrosasen
Future	engrosar	engrosares	engrosar	engrosarmos	engrosardes	engrosaren
Imperative
Affirmative		engrosa	engrose	engrosemos	engrosade	engrosen
Negative (non)		non engroses	non engrose	non engrosemos	non engrosedes	non engrosen

    Reintegrated conjugation of engrosar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	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, engrosávais1	engrosavam
Preterite	engrosei	engrosaste, engrosache1	engrosou	engrosamos	engrosastes	engrosárom, engrosaram
Pluperfect	engrosara	engrosaras	engrosara	engrosáramos	engrosárades, engrosáreis, engrosárais1	engrosaram
Future	engrosarei	engrosarás	engrosará	engrosaremos	engrosaredes, engrosareis	engrosarám, engrosarão
Conditional	engrosaria	engrosarias	engrosaria	engrosaríamos	engrosaríades, engrosaríeis, engrosaríais1	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

¹Less recommended.

References

• 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

Spanish

Etymology

From en- ‎ grueso ‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enɡɾoˈsaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾoˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧gro‧sar

Verb

engrosar (first-person singular present engrueso or engroso, first-person singular preterite engrosé, past participle engrosado)

1. to swell up, thicken
2. to increase

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engrosar (o-ue alternation or non-alternating) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

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, engrosastú engrosásvos	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, engrosestú engrosésvos2	engruese, engrose	engrosemos	engroséis	engruesen, engrosen
	imperfect (ra)	engrosara	engrosaras	engrosara	engrosáramos	engrosarais	engrosaran
	imperfect (se)	engrosase	engrosases	engrosase	engrosásemos	engrosaseis	engrosasen
	future1	engrosare	engrosares	engrosare	engrosáremos	engrosareis	engrosaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		engruesa, engrosatú engrosávos	engruese, engrose	engrosemos	engrosad	engruesen, engrosen
	negative		no engrueses, no engroses	no engruese, no engrose	no engrosemos	no engroséis	no engruesen, no engrosen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine 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

Derived terms

• engrosamiento

 

Further reading

• “engrosar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28