cresco: all forms
cresco means “grow, increase; arise”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | cresco | crescam | |
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| 2nd singular | crescis | crescas | cresce · cresc |
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| 3rd singular | crescit | crescat | |
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| 1st plural | crescimus | crescamus | |
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| 2nd plural | crescitis | crescatis | crescite |
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| 3rd plural | crescunt | crescant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | crescor | crescar | |
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| 2nd singular | cresceris | crescare · crescaris | crescere |
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| 3rd singular | crescitur | crescatur | |
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| 1st plural | crescimur | crescamur | |
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| 2nd plural | crescimini | crescamini | crescimini |
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| 3rd plural | crescuntur | crescantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | crescebam | crescerem |
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| 2nd singular | crescebas | cresceres |
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| 3rd singular | crescebat | cresceret |
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| 1st plural | crescebamus | cresceremus |
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| 2nd plural | crescebatis | cresceretis |
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| 3rd plural | crescebant | crescerent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | crescebar | crescerer |
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| 2nd singular | crescebare · crescebaris | crescerere · crescereris |
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| 3rd singular | crescebatur | cresceretur |
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| 1st plural | crescebamur | cresceremur |
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| 2nd plural | crescebamini | cresceremini |
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| 3rd plural | crescebantur | crescerentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | crescam | |
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| 2nd singular | cresces | crescito |
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| 3rd singular | crescet | crescito |
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| 1st plural | crescemus | |
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| 2nd plural | crescetis | crescitote |
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| 3rd plural | crescent | crescunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | crescar | |
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| 2nd singular | crescere · cresceris | crescitor |
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| 3rd singular | crescetur | crescitor |
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| 1st plural | crescemur | |
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| 2nd plural | crescemini | |
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| 3rd plural | crescentur | crescuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | crevi | creverim |
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| 2nd singular | crevisti | creveris |
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| 3rd singular | crevit | creverit |
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| 1st plural | crevimus | creverimus |
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| 2nd plural | crevistis | creveritis |
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| 3rd plural | creverunt · crevere | creverint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | creveram | crevissem |
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| 2nd singular | creveras | crevisses |
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| 3rd singular | creverat | crevisset |
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| 1st plural | creveramus | crevissemus |
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| 2nd plural | creveratis | crevissetis |
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| 3rd plural | creverant | crevissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | crevero |
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| 2nd singular | creveris |
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| 3rd singular | creverit |
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| 1st plural | creverimus |
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| 2nd plural | creveritis |
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| 3rd plural | creverint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | crescere | cresci |
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| Perfect | crevisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | crescens |
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| Genitive | | crescentis |
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| Dative | | crescenti |
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| Accusative | crescens | crescentem |
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| Ablative | | crescente · crescenti |
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| Vocative | | crescens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | crescentia | crescentes |
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| Genitive | | crescentum · crescentium |
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| Dative | | crescentibus |
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| Accusative | crescentia | crescentes |
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| Ablative | | crescentibus |
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| Vocative | crescentia | crescentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | creturus | cretura | creturum | |
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| Genitive | creturi | creturae | creturi | |
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| Dative | creturo | creturae | creturo | |
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| Accusative | creturum | creturam | creturum | |
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| Ablative | creturo | cretura | creturo | |
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| Vocative | creture | cretura | creturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | creturi | creturae | cretura | |
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| Genitive | creturorum | creturarum | creturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | creturis |
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| Accusative | creturos | creturas | cretura | |
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| Ablative | | | | creturis |
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| Vocative | creturi | creturae | cretura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | cretus | creta | cretum | |
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| Genitive | creti | cretae | creti | |
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| Dative | creto | cretae | creto | |
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| Accusative | cretum | cretam | cretum | |
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| Ablative | creto | creta | creto | |
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| Vocative | crete | creta | cretum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | creti | cretae | creta | |
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| Genitive | cretorum | cretarum | cretorum | |
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| Dative | | | | cretis |
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| Accusative | cretos | cretas | creta | |
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| Ablative | | | | cretis |
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| Vocative | creti | cretae | creta | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | crescendus | crescenda | crescendum | |
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| Genitive | crescendi | crescendae | crescendi | |
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| Dative | crescendo | crescendae | crescendo | |
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| Accusative | crescendum | crescendam | crescendum | |
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| Ablative | crescendo | crescenda | crescendo | |
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| Vocative | crescende | crescenda | crescendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | crescendi | crescendae | crescenda | |
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| Genitive | crescendorum | crescendarum | crescendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | crescendis |
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| Accusative | crescendos | crescendas | crescenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | crescendis |
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| Vocative | crescendi | crescendae | crescenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | cretum |
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| Ablative | cretu |
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Meaning and examples of cresco
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.