This is the 610th most frequent Croatian word.
rast
Growth.
The word 'rast' refers to 'growth' or the process of growing, as applied to plants.
Rast biljaka u vrtu mnogo ovisi o vremenskim uvjetima.
The growth of plants in the garden heavily depends on the weather conditions.
Here, 'rast' signifies 'increase' or 'rise', indicating a measurable enhancement or escalation in interest.
On primjećuje rast interesa za električna vozila među potrošačima.
He notices an increase in interest in electric vehicles among consumers.
In this context, 'rast' is used to denote 'growth' in terms of moderate, healthy development of a person.