"adolesce" meaning in All languages combined

See adolesce on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌædəˈlɛs/ Forms: adolesces [present, singular, third-person], adolescing [participle, present], adolesced [participle, past], adolesced [past]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: Back-formation from adolescence. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|adolescence}} Back-formation from adolescence Head templates: {{en-verb}} adolesce (third-person singular simple present adolesces, present participle adolescing, simple past and past participle adolesced)
  1. (intransitive) To commence or progress through adolescence. Tags: intransitive Translations (commence or progress through adolescence): adoleski (Esperanto), adolecar (Ido), adolescer (Portuguese)

Verb [Latin]

Forms: adolēsce [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=adolēsce}} adolēsce
  1. second-person singular present active imperative of adolēscō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, present, second-person, singular Form of: adolēscō
    Sense id: en-adolesce-la-verb-lY8j9Op8 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 35 27 33 5

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} adolesce
  1. inflection of adolescer:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: adolescer
    Sense id: en-adolesce-pt-verb-hJ-VU8JV Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 35 27 33 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 22 46 3 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. inflection of adolescer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: adolescer
    Sense id: en-adolesce-pt-verb-isJFO24g

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To commence or progress through adolescence."
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      "sense": "commence or progress through adolescence",
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