wachsen

B1

grow, increase

English meaning
grow, increase
Vocabulary package
Growth & Decline

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wachsen in a sentence

Mein Sohn ist sehr gewachsen. Er ist jetzt schon größer als ich.

My son has grown a lot. He is already taller than me.

Conjugation of wachsen

ichwachse
duwächst
er/sie/eswächst
wirwachsen
ihrwachst
sie/Siewachsen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
wuchs
Perfect
ist gewachsen

Word family

wachsen is built from wach (awake). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Words built on wachsen:

Where wachsen comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch wahsen, von althochdeutsch wahsan, seit dem 8. Jahrhundert belegt; vergleiche niederländisch wassen, schwedisch växa, englisch wax

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Questions about wachsen

How do you conjugate wachsen?

Present tense: wachse, wächst, wächst, wachsen, wachst, wachsen. Simple past: wuchs. Perfect: ist gewachsen.

What does wachsen mean in English?

wachsen means "grow, increase". For example: "Mein Sohn ist sehr gewachsen. Er ist jetzt schon größer als ich." — "My son has grown a lot. He is already taller than me."

What level is wachsen in German?

wachsen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the growth & decline vocabulary.

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