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loro crescano

grow, get bigger, raise, bring up

→ crescere
cresc grow + ano they-form present subjunctive or imperative
verb · present tense, 3rd-person plural Rare #39,801
grow, get bigger This is the subjunctive form used after expressions of doubt, desire, or necessity, and after prima che (“before”).
IT: Spero che i bambini crescano felici.
EN: I hope the children grow up happy.
raise, bring up Used with a direct object; this is the subjunctive form.
IT: Cerco persone che crescano i miei figli con amore.
EN: I'm looking for people who will raise my children with love.
Conjugation of crescere
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second cresci —
Third cresca crescano
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First cresca —
Second cresca —
Third cresca crescano

Noi dobbiamo ucciderli prima che crescano.

We have to kill them before they grow up.

Noi dobbiamo ucciderle prima che crescano.

We have to kill them before they grow.

Cerchiamo genitori che li crescano.

We are looking for parents to raise them.

— Le buone stelle - Broker (2022)

Pensi che crescano sugli alberi?

Do you think they grow on trees?

— The World (2004)

Lascio che crescano e se ne vadano.

I let them grow up and leave.

— Mangiare bere uomo donna (1994)