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crescente

growing

adjective kreh-SHEN-teh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Origin: Present participle of crescere, from Latin crescere 'to grow'.

Also means

increasing

Usage Note

Crescente is an adjective meaning 'growing, rising, increasing'. It is invariable for gender: interesse crescente, preoccupazione crescente. It differs from cresciuto (grown, past participle) — crescente implies an ongoing process.

Examples

"C'è un crescente interesse per la materia."

Natural Translation

There is a growing interest in the subject.

Literal Translation

There-is a growing interest for the subject.

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