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crecido

kreh-SEE-dohkɾeˈsiðo

“crecido” means “grown up” in Spanish. It has 3 different meanings depending on context:

grown upA2Adjective

referring to people/maturity

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swollenB1Adjective

river/water level

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grownA2Past Participle

as in 'has grown'

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grown up, tallAlso: big, developed

AdjectivemA2
A tall, smiling adult standing confidently, representing someone who is grown up.

📝 In Action

¡Qué crecido está tu hijo! No lo reconocí.

A2

How grown up your son is! I didn't recognize him.

Las plantas están muy crecidas gracias a la lluvia.

B1

The plants are very big/tall thanks to the rain.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • pequeño (small)
  • joven (young)

Common Collocations

  • Estar crecido – To be grown up/tall

swollen, highAlso: flooded

AdjectivemB1
Mexico
A wide river with visibly high, dark water levels that are close to spilling over the banks, showing the river is swollen.

📝 In Action

Tengan cuidado, el río está muy crecido y es peligroso cruzarlo.

B1

Be careful, the river is very swollen/high and it's dangerous to cross it.

Después del deshielo, el arroyo siempre viene crecido.

C1

After the thaw, the stream always comes high/swollen.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • desbordado (overflowing)
  • caudaloso (full-flowing)

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • Río crecido – Swollen river

grownAlso: increased

Past ParticipleA2
A single, very tall, healthy green sunflower standing in a sunny field, symbolizing significant growth.
infinitivecrecer
gerundcreciendo
past Participlecrecido

📝 In Action

La población ha crecido mucho en los últimos diez años.

A2

The population has grown a lot in the last ten years.

Nunca había crecido una planta tan rápido.

B1

I had never grown a plant so fast.

Word Connections

Common Collocations

  • Ha crecido – It has grown
  • Había crecido – It had grown

Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "crecido" in Spanish:

bigdevelopedfloodedgrownhighincreasedswollentall

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: crecido

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence uses 'crecida' as an adjective describing a high water level?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family
crecer(to grow) — Verb
crecimiento(growth) — Noun
creciente(growing; crescent) — Adjective
🎵 Rhymes
idopartido
📚 Etymology

'Crecido' comes from the Latin verb *crescere*, meaning 'to spring forth' or 'to grow'. It shares roots with English words like 'crescent' and 'increase'.

First recorded: Medieval Latin

Cognates (Related words)

Italian: cresciutoPortuguese: crescido

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Frequently Asked Questions

When does 'crecido' change its ending, and when does it stay 'crecido'?

It changes its ending (crecida, crecidos, crecidas) when it is acting as a descriptive word (an adjective, like 'tall' or 'swollen'). It stays fixed as 'crecido' when it is used with the verb 'haber' to form compound tenses (like 'ha crecido' or 'they had grown').

Is 'crecido' the same as 'grande'?

Not exactly. 'Grande' means big in general. 'Crecido' specifically means 'grown' or 'having increased in size/volume,' emphasizing the process of becoming bigger. A child is 'crecido' (grown up), but a mountain is just 'grande' (big).