estaban creciendo
-they/you were growing
Imperfect progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of crecer.
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crecer

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INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to increase in size)-to grow
Synonyms for crecer
agrandarse
to get bigger
aumentar
to increase
desarrollarse
to develop
espigarse
to shoot up
estirarse
to shoot up
florecer
to bloom
hincharse
to swell up
madurar
to dry up
acrecer
to increase
crecer de manera exponencial
to grow exponentially
crecer rápidamente
to grow rapidly
elevarse
to amount to
elevarse
to rise
germinar
to germinate
incrementarse
to increase
multiplicar
to increase
multiplicarse
to increase
Antonyms for crecer
decrecer
to decrease
empequeñecer
to become smaller
encoger
to shrink
encogerse
to shrink
achicarse
to become smaller
acortarse
to get shorter
contraerse
to contract
descender
to fall
disminuir
to decrease
reducirse
to drop
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to develop)-to grow up
Synonyms for crecer
criarse
to grow up
darse
to grow
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to increase in level)-to rise
Synonyms for crecer
ascender
to rise
aumentar
to increase
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to grow in presence)-to increase
Synonyms for crecer
arreciar
to intensify
ascender
to rise
aumentar
to increase
proliferar
to proliferate
Antonyms for crecer
aliviarse
to ease
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to increase in amount)-to expand
Synonyms for crecer
acrecentarse
to grow
proliferar
to proliferate
incrementarse
to increase
redoblarse
to redouble
Antonyms for crecer
decrecer
to decrease
menguar
to decrease
acortarse
to get shorter
caer en picado
to plummet
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