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il grossit

gets bigger, grows, gains weight

→ grossir
gross gain weight + it he/she/it present or simple past
verb · present tense / past tense, 3rd-person singular Rare #35,183
gets bigger, grows
FR: La plante grossit chaque année.
EN: The plant gets bigger every year.
gains weight
FR: Il grossit depuis qu'il a arrêté le sport.
EN: He’s gaining weight since he stopped playing sports.
Conjugation of grossir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First grossis —
Second grossis grossissez
Third grossit —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First grossis —
Second grossis —
Third grossit —

Mais ça grossit.

But it's getting bigger.

— Le Cinquième Élément (1997)

Le sable grossit.

The sand is getting bigger.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Si on mange trop on grossit.

If you eat too much, you gain weight.

Il grossit de plus en plus.

It's getting bigger and bigger.

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)

Elle me grossit un peu.

It makes me look a little heavier.

— Serie Noire (1979)

Le tourbillon grossit.

The whirlpool is growing larger.

— Night Watch (2004)

Tom grossit.

Tom is getting fat.

Il grossit.

He's getting fat.

— Night Watch (2004)

Il y a de plus en plus de sable et il grossit sans cesse.

There is more and more sand and it is constantly growing.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Le soleil se dégrade et grossit.

The sun is deteriorating and getting bigger.

— The Wandering Earth (2019)