wachsen
B1grow, increase
- English meaning
- grow, increase
- CEFR level
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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
- 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.
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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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