verb
to grow, to increase
B1
Wachsen means 'to grow' or 'to increase' (plants, people, numbers, prices). It's a strong irregular verb (stem vowel changes: a→ä in present; Präteritum wuchs; Partizip gewachsen) and uses auxiliary sein in perfect tenses: ich bin gewachsen. Commonly intransitive. Non‑reflexive; not separable.
Examples
Die Zahlen in diesem Bericht wachsen jedes Jahr.
The figures in this report increase every year.
Die Kinder wachsen so schnell.
The children grow so quickly.
Der Baum wuchs schnell.
The tree grew quickly.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a plant sprouting and getting taller each day when you think of wachsen.
Sounds like 'vox-en' — imagine a voice (vox) getting bigger to remember 'to grow'.
Notes
wachsen is an intransitive verb typically used with 'sein' in perfect tenses (ist gewachsen). It is irregular (strong) with stem changes in several tenses. | Intransitive verb; passive voice forms are not applicable. Konjunktiv I Präteritum forms are not provided here because they are essentially unused/rare; marked as 'not applicable'.