engordar

Senses

1. 1.

   to gain weight, to get fat

   to become heavier or fatter (intransitive)

2. 2.

   to fatten (up), to make fat

   to cause someone or something to gain weight (transitive)

3. 3.

   to be fattening

   used to describe food that causes weight gain

Examples

• "Engordei cinco quilos nas férias."

  I gained five kilos during vacation.

• "Chocolate engorda muito."

  Chocolate is very fattening.

• "O fazendeiro está engordando o gado para a venda."

  The farmer is fattening the cattle for sale.

Usage

Common regular -ar verb. Often used intransitively (engordei = I gained weight) or to describe fattening foods (isso engorda = that's fattening). The opposite is "emagrecer" (to lose weight). Colloquial and neutral register.