engordarverb
Engordar means to gain weight or to fatten in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as engordan, engorda and engordando.
- to gain weight
- to fatten
Si comes tanto, vas a engordar.
If you eat that much, you'll get fat.
Cariño, ¿crees que he engordado?
Honey, do you think I've gained weight?
He engordado mucho desde Navidad.
I've put on a lot of weight since Christmas.
Juan ha engordado mucho últimamente.
Juan has put on a lot of weight recently.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| engordan | they | Present |
| engorda | he, she, it | Present |
| engordando | Gerund | |
| engordó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| engorden | they | Present subjunctive |
| engordamos | we | Present or preterite |
| engordaron | they | Preterite |
| engordaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| engordara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| engordo | I | Present |
| engordaban | they | Imperfect |