engrossar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese engrossar. By surface analysis, en- +‎ grosso (“thick”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡɾoˈsa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡɾoˈsa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡɾuˈsaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡɾuˈsa.ɾi/

Verb

engrossar (first-person singular present engrosso, first-person singular preterite engrossei, past participle engrossado)

  1. to thicken (make or become thicker, more viscous)
    Synonym: espessar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engrossar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal engrossar
Personal engrossar engrossares engrossar engrossarmos engrossardes engrossarem
Gerund
engrossando
Past participle
Masculine engrossado engrossados
Feminine engrossada engrossadas
Indicative
Present engrosso engrossas engrossa engrossamos engrossais engrossam
Imperfect engrossava engrossavas engrossava engrossávamos engrossáveis engrossavam
Preterite engrossei engrossaste engrossou engrossamos1, engrossámos2 engrossastes engrossaram
Pluperfect engrossara engrossaras engrossara engrossáramos engrossáreis engrossaram
Future engrossarei engrossarás engrossará engrossaremos engrossareis engrossarão
Conditional engrossaria engrossarias engrossaria engrossaríamos engrossaríeis engrossariam
Subjunctive
Present engrosse engrosses engrosse engrossemos engrosseis engrossem
Imperfect engrossasse engrossasses engrossasse engrossássemos engrossásseis engrossassem
Future engrossar engrossares engrossar engrossarmos engrossardes engrossarem
Imperative
Affirmative engrossa engrosse engrossemos engrossai engrossem
Negative (não) não engrosses não engrosse não engrossemos não engrosseis não engrossem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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