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Meaning of grow in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ɡroʊ/

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  1. Verb

    grow

    Definitions

    1. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute

    Examples

    • « become »
    • « The weather turned nasty »
    • « She grew angry »

    Derived terms

    • emergence
    • growth
    • outgrowth
    • turn
    • turn of events
    • twist
  2. 2. become larger, greater, or bigger

    Examples

    • « expand or gain »
    • « The problem grew too large for me »
    • « Her business grew fast »

    Derived terms

    • growth
    • increase
    • increment
  3. 3. increase in size by natural process

    Examples

    • « Corn doesn't grow here »
    • « In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees »

    Derived terms

    • development
    • growing
    • growth
    • maturation
    • ontogenesis
    • ontogeny
  4. 4. cause to grow or develop

    Examples

    • « He grows vegetables in his backyard »

    Derived terms

    • agriculturist
    • cultivator
    • development
    • grower
    • growing
    • growth
    • maturation
    • ontogenesis
    • ontogeny
    • raiser
  5. 5. develop and reach maturity

    Examples

    • « undergo maturation »
    • « He matured fast »
    • « The child grew fast »

    Derived terms

    • development
    • growing
    • growth
    • maturation
    • maturement
    • ontogenesis
    • ontogeny
    • ripening
  6. 6. come into existence

    Examples

    • « take on form or shape »
    • « A new religious movement originated in that country »
    • « a love that sprang up from friendship »
    • « the idea for the book grew out of a short story »
    • « An interesting phenomenon uprose »

    Derived terms

    • creation
    • emergence
    • foundation
    • founding
    • growth
    • inception
    • initiation
    • innovation
    • instauration
    • institution
    • introduction
    • origin
    • origination
    • outgrowth
  7. 7. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

    Examples

    • « The Bordeaux region produces great red wines »
    • « They produce good ham in Parma »
    • « We grow wheat here »
    • « We raise hogs here »

    Derived terms

    • agriculture
    • agriculturist
    • cultivator
    • farm
    • farmer
    • farming
    • garden truck
    • granger
    • green goods
    • green groceries
    • grower
    • growth
    • husbandman
    • husbandry
    • produce
    • raiser
    • sodbuster
  8. 8. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

    Examples

    • « He grew a beard »
    • « The patient developed abdominal pains »
    • « I got funny spots all over my body »
    • « Well-developed breasts »

    Derived terms

    • acquiring
    • development
    • getting
    • growing
    • growth
    • maturation
    • ontogenesis
    • ontogeny
  9. 9. grow emotionally or mature

    Examples

    • « The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten »
    • « When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior »

    Derived terms

    • development
    • evolution
  10. 10. become attached by or as if by the process of growth

    Examples

    • « The tree trunks had grown together »

Famous quotes

  • « That's a big goal of mine, to try and grow as much of my own food as possible. »
    Daryl Hannah
  • « My wish for the new millennium is for all children... to grow up wiser, and stronger and more prosperous for the future than ever before. »
    Hillary Clinton
  • « All of us grow up in particular realities - a home, family, a clan, a small town, a neighborhood. Depending upon how we're brought up, we are either deeply aware of the particular reading of reality into which we are born, or we are peripherally aware of it. »
    Chaim Potok
  • « No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow. »
    Alice Walker
  • « The positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at a time of real international instability we are a safe haven in the storm. »
    George Osborne

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