grossir
Meanings
Verb
1. to increase, to make larger (transitive)
2. to plump up (transitive)
3. to put on weight, to gain weight; to get fat (intransitive)
Examples46
Je ne veux pas grossir.
I don't want to gain weight.
Tu trouves que je grossis ?
Do you think I'm getting fat?
Il a grossi ces derniers temps.
He has put on weight recently.
Qu'est-ce qu'il a grossi depuis le nouvel an!
He's put on weight since the New Year!
Si on mange trop on grossit.
If you eat too much, you'll become fat.
Quoi qu'elle mange, elle ne grossit pas.
However much she eats, she never gains weight.