Meaning
to increase
- to increase, enlarge
- to enhance, deepen
In a sentence
Questo corso può accrescere la tua sicurezza.
This course can increase your confidence.
Hai accresciuto i costi senza motivo?
Did you increase the costs for no reason?
Non voglio accrescere i suoi problemi.
I don't want to increase his problems.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| accrescere | infinitive |
| accresciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| accresco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| accrescete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accresci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accrescono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accresce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accrescevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accrescevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accrescevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accrescevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accrescevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accresceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accrescemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| accrebbi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| accresceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| accrescesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| accrebbero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| accrebbe | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| accresceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| accrescerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| accrescerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| accrescerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| accresceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| accrescerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| accresciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| accresca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| accresciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accresca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accrescano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accresca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accrescessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accrescessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accresceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accrescessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accrescessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accrescesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accresceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| accrescerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| accrescereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accresceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accrescerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accrescerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accresciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| accrescete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| accresci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| accrescendo | gerund |
| accresciuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and literary than aumentare; common in writing, reports, and abstract contexts.
- Often takes abstract objects: accrescere il prestigio, la fiducia, l'interesse. For prices or quantities, aumentare is usually more natural.
- Also used reflexively: accrescersi = to grow/increase. With essere in compound tenses: si è accresciuto.