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| 1. | [ verb ] pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become | |
| Synonyms: | turn | |
| Examples: | "The weather turned nasty" "She grew angry" "The teacher became impatient" |
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| Related terms: | change turn bald change_state | |
| 2. | [ verb ] become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain | |
| Examples: | "The problem grew too large for me" "Her business grew fast" |
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| Related terms: | increase rise boom expand expand build_up stretch develop burgeon develop root enlarge augment overgrow rise branch vegetate overgrow hypertrophy mushroom lengthen proliferate grow_up grow_over increase | |
| 3. | [ verb ] increase in size by natural process; of living matter, such as plants and animals | |
| Examples: | "Corn doesn't grow here" "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees" |
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| Related terms: | develop develop shoot exfoliate vegetate ankylose vegetate twin undergrow cut | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause to grow or develop | |
| Examples: | : "He grows vegetables in his backyard" |
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| Related terms: | develop rotate vegetate root germinate swell growth | |
| 5. | [ verb ] develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation | |
| Synonyms: | mature maturate | |
| Examples: | "He matured fast" "The child grew fast" |
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| Related terms: | develop develop grow_up ripen find_oneself growth maturation age | |
| 6. | [ verb ] come into existence; take on form or shape | |
| Synonyms: | arise develop originate spring_up rise uprise | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | become come well_up come_forth resurge head develop initiation emergence | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (food,agriculture) cultivate by growing; often involves improvements by means of agricultural techniques | |
| Synonyms: | raise produce farm | |
| Examples: | "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines" "They produce good ham in Parma" "We grow wheat here" "We raise hogs here" |
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| Related terms: | cultivate overproduce carry keep farming farmer farming agriculturist | |
| 8. | [ verb ] come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) | |
| Synonyms: | develop get acquire produce | |
| Examples: | "He grew a beard" The patient developed abdominal pains" I got funny spots all over my body" "Well-developed breasts" |
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| Related terms: | change pupate spring work_up sprout stool teethe teeth cut regrow fledge leaf pod develop acquiring | |
| 9. | [ verb ] grow emotionally or mature | |
| Synonyms: | develop | |
| 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" |
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| Related terms: | change outgrow make development | |
| 10. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6264 | |
| 11. | [ verb ] become attached by or as if by the process of growth | |
| Examples: | "The tree trunks had grown together" |
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| Related terms: | change | |
| Similar spelling: |
Grewe Grawe Grewia Groh grey gray Grau Gerow |
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