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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin accrēscentāre. Compare Spanish acrecentar.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐ.kɾɨʃ.sẽˈtaɾ/, /ɐ.kɾɨ.sẽˈtaɾ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐ.kɾɨʃ.sẽˈtaɾ/, /ɐ.kɾɨ.sẽˈtaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐ.kɾɨʃ.sẽˈta.ɾi/, /ɐ.kɾɨ.sẽˈta.ɾi/
Verb
acrescentar (first-person singular present acrescento, first-person singular preterite acrescentei, past participle acrescentado)
- (transitive) to increase
- Synonym: aumentar
- (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or em (informal)) to add to
- Synonym: adicionar
- Eu acrescentei o teu nome à lista. ― I added your name to the list.
- (transitive) to add (to a conversation)
- Synonyms: adicionar, enriquecer
- Não vou acrescentar nada. ― I don't have anything to add.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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