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grow definition

grow (grō)

intransitive verb grew, grown, growing grow′·ing

  1. to come into being or be produced naturally; spring up; sprout
  2. to exist as living vegetation; thrive cactus grows in sand
  3. to increase in size and develop toward maturity, as a plant or animal does by assimilating food
  4. to increase in size, quantity, or degree, or in some specified manner to grow in wisdom
  5. to come to be; become to grow weary
  6. to become attached or united by growth

Etymology: ME growen < OE growan, akin to ON grōa, OHG gruoen < IE base *ghrō-, to grow, turn green > green, grass

transitive verb

    1. to cause to grow; raise; cultivate
    2. to cause to develop or flourish to grow a business
  2. to cover with a growth: used in the passive a yard grown over with weeds
  3. to allow to grow to grow a beard
  4. to cause to be or to exist; develop

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grow Idioms

grow into

  1. to develop so as to be a boy grows into a man
  2. to grow or develop so as to fit into or be suited to

grow on

Informal to have a gradually increasing effect on; come gradually to seem more important, dear, or admirable to

grow out of

  1. to develop from
  2. to outgrow

grow up

  1. to reach maturity; become adult or attain full growth
  2. to come to be; develop; arise

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