il grandissait

was growing

→ grandir
grandiss to grow (in size), to grow up + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #44,587
was growing
FR: Quand il était enfant, il grandissait très vite.
EN: When he was a child, he was growing very quickly.
Conjugation of grandir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third grandissait

Tom est devenu de plus en plus beau à mesure qu'il grandissait.

Tom became more and more handsome as he grew up.

Il ne grandissait plus.

He was no longer growing.

La nation grandissait.

The nation was growing.

Le pouvoir de Sardar grandissait à Wasseypur.

Sardar's power was growing in Wasseypur.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)