membesar

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ besar.

Verb

membesar

  1. (intransitive) to enlarge (to grow larger)

Conjugation
Conjugation of besar (meng-, intransitive)
Root besar
Active Involuntary /
Perfective		 Passive Basic /
Imperative		 Jussive
Active membesar terbesar dibesar besar besarlah
Locative membesari terbesari dibesari besari besarilah
Causative / Applicative1 membesarkan terbesarkan dibesarkan besarkan besarkanlah
Causative
Active memperbesar terperbesar diperbesar perbesar perbesarlah
Locative memperbesari terperbesari diperbesari perbesari perbesarilah
Causative / Applicative1 memperbesarkan terperbesarkan diperbesarkan perbesarkan perbesarkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ besar (“big, adult (grown up)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /məmbəsar/
    • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [məmbəsa]
  • Rhymes: -ar

Verb

membesar (Jawi spelling ممبسر)

  1. (intransitive) to become bigger or to increase in size
    Mengapakah bayang-bayang kita membesar pada waktu awal pagi dan waktu lewat petang?
    Why do our shadows get bigger in the early morning and in the late afternoon?
  2. (intransitive) to grow up
    Saya membesar dekat Amerika Syarikat.
    I grew up in the United States.
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to be arrogant

Further reading
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