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envejecer

to grow old

verb en-beh-heh-SEHR Rare

Also means

to age (wine, cheese)

Usage Note

Envejecer can be used both intransitively ('to grow old') and transitively ('to make look older'). The reflexive envejecerse emphasises the process as happening to the subject. Note the irregular yo present: envejezco.

Examples

"Todos envejecemos con el tiempo."

Natural Translation

We all grow old with time.

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