grow (gr )v. grew (gr  ), grown (grn), grow·ing, grows v.intr. 1. To increase in size by a natural process. 2. a. To expand; gain: The business grew under new owners. b. To increase in amount or degree; intensify: The suspense grew. 3. To develop and reach maturity. 4. To be capable of growth; thrive: a plant that grows in shade. 5. To become attached by or as if by the process of growth: tree trunks that had grown together. 6. To come into existence from a source; spring up: love that grew from friendship. 7. To come to be by a gradual process or by degrees; become: grow angry; grow closer. v.tr. Phrasal Verbs: 1. To cause to grow; raise: grow tulips. 2. To allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process: grow a beard. 3. Usage Problem To cause to increase or expand by concerted effort: strategies that grew the family business. grow into 1. To develop so as to become: A boy grows into a man. 2. To develop or change so as to fit: She grew into her job. He grew into the relationship slowly. grow on/upon 1. To become gradually more evident to: A feeling of distrust grew on me. 2. To become gradually more pleasurable or acceptable to: a taste that grows on a person. grow up Idiom: To become an adult. grow out of To develop or come into existence from: an article that grew out of a few scribbled notes. [Middle English growen, from Old English gr wan; see ghr - in Indo-European roots.]grow  er n.grow ing·ly adv.Usage Note: Grow has been used since medieval times as an intransitive verb, as in Our business has been growing steadily for 10 years. It has been used with an object since the 18th century, meaning "to produce or cultivate," as in We grow corn in our garden. But the transitive use applied to business and nonliving things is quite new. It came into full bloom during the 1992 presidential election, when nearly all the candidates were concerned with "growing the economy." The Usage Panel is decidedly less fond of this development than business leaders and politicans are. Eighty percent of the Panel rejects the phrase grow our business. The Panel is more accepting of, though not enthusiastic about, the phrase grow our way, perhaps because of way's established use in expressions like make our way and find our way: 48 percent accept We've got to grow our way out of this recession. The Panel has no affection for the odd but occasionally heard phrase grow down: 98 percent reject If elected, I shall do my utmost to grow down the deficit. |
grow
Verb
[growing, grew, grown]
1. (of a person or animal) to increase in size and develop physically
2. (of a plant) to exist and increase in size: an ancient meadow where wild flowers grow
3. to produce (a plant) by planting seeds, bulbs, or cuttings, and looking after it: many farmers have expressed a wish to grow more cotton
4. to let (one's hair or nails) develop: to grow a beard
5. to increase in size or degree: the gulf between rich and poor is growing
6. to originate or develop: Melbourne grew from a sheep-farming outstation and occasional port to a city
7. to become increasingly as specified: as the night wore on the audience grew more intolerant
See also grow on, grow out of, etc. [Old English grōwan]
growing adj
grower n
grower n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  grow - pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" bald - grow bald; lose hair on one's head; "He is balding already" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" turn - change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early" |
| 2. | grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" hypertrophy - undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids" go up, rise, climb - increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" enlarge - become larger or bigger augment - grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented" vegetate - grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed" mushroom - grow and spread fast; "The problem mushroomed" stretch - become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly" flourish, thrive, expand, boom - grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" proliferate - grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area" lengthen - become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen" branch, ramify - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" burgeon - grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population" root - take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly" expand, spread out - extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" grow up - become an adult | |
| 3. | grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" cut - grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" undergrow - grow below something; "The moss undergrew the stone patio" exfoliate - grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate" vegetate - grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously" vegetate - produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously" grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard" twin - grow as twins; "twin crystals" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" | |
| 4. | grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard" grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" vegetate - establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house" culture - grow in a special preparation; "the biologist grows microorganisms" rotate - plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil" make grow, develop - cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" swell - cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood" germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants" root - cause to take roots | |
| 5. | grow - develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" ripen - grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July" find oneself, find - accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" grow up - become an adult | |
| 6. |  grow - come into existence; 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"develop - be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly"; become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration" resurge - rise again; "His need for a meal resurged"; "The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years" come forth, emerge - happen or occur as a result of something come, follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" well up, swell - come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things); "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it" head - take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas" | |
| 7. |  grow - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives" overproduce - produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted cultivate - foster the growth of keep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" | |
| 8. |  grow - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"regrow - grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption; "parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow"; "some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury" spring - develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak" leaf - produce leaves, of plants pod - produce pods, of plants teethe - grow teeth; cut the baby teeth; "The little one is teething now" pupate - develop into a pupa; "the insect larva pupate" cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |
| 9. | grow - grow emotionally or mature; "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" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" outgrow - grow too large or too mature for; "I have outgrown these clothes"; "She outgrew her childish habits" make - develop into; "He will make a splendid father!" | |
| 10. | grow - become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
grow
Translations
grow [pt grew, pp grown] [grəu, gruː, grəun] vi → crecer (= increase); aumentar (= expand); desarrollarse (= become); volverse
to grow rich/weak → enriquecerse/debilitarse;
grow away from vt fus (fig) → alejarse de
grow [grew , pt , grown , pp ] [grəu, gruː, grəun] vi [plant] → pousser, croître; [person] → grandir (= increase); augmenter, se développer (= become); devenir;
to grow rich/weak → s'enrichir/s'affaiblir vt → cultiver, faire pousser [+ hair, beard]; laisser pousser
grow apart vi (fig) → se détacher (l'un de l'autre)
grow away from vt fus (fig) → s'éloigner de
he'll grow out of it → ça lui passera
grow up vi → grandir
grow [grəu] [grew , pt , grown , pp ] vi → wachsen;
(increase) → zunehmen;
(become) → werden
vt (roses) → züchten;
to grow (out of or from) (develop) → entstehen (aus)
grow apart grow vi (fig) → sich auseinanderentwickeln
grow away from grow vt fus (fig) → sich entfremden +dat
grow out of grow vt fus (clothes) → herauswachsen aus;
(habit) → ablegen;
grow up grow vi → aufwachsen;
(idea, friendship) → entstehen
grow [pt grew, pp grown] [grəu, gruː, grəun] vi → crescere (= increase); aumentare (= become): to grow rich/weak → arricchirsi/indebolirsi
grow apart vi (fig) → estraniarsi
grow away from vt fus (fig) → allontanarsi da, staccarsi da
grow out of vt fus [+ clothes] → diventare troppo grande per indossare [+ habit]; perdere (col tempo);
he'll grow out of it → gli passerà
v grow [grəu]
1 (of plants) to develop Carrots grow well in this soil. groei يَنْمو израствам růst gro; vokse wachsen αναπτύσσομαι, ευδοκιμώ crecer kasvama رشد کردن kasvaa pousser לצמוח बढ़ना rasti nő tumbuh vaxa, spretta crescere 育つ 자라다 augti augt hidup groeien vokse, gro, utvikle seg, dyrke rosnąć crescer a creşte расти rásť rasti rasti växa พัฒนา yetiş(tir)mek 生長 рости بڑھنا phát triển 生长
2 to become bigger, longer etc My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on. groei يَنمو، يَكْبُر، يَطول пораствам (na)růst vokse wachsen αναπτύσσομαι, μεγαλώνω, αυξάνομαι crecer kasvama رشد کردن kasvaa, kehittyä grandir לגדול होना, हो जाना jačati növekszik, nő; erősödik tumbuh vaxa, aukast crescere 成長する 차차 커지다 išaugti izaugt; pieaugt; palielināties tumbuh groeien vokse, bli større/lengre urosnąć crescer a se mări отрастать; крепнуть rásť (z)rasti porasti växa, bli större เติบโต büyümek 長大 рости پنپنا gia tăng 长大
3 to cause or allow to grow He has grown a beard. groei يُرَبّي раста nachat si narůst lade gro wachsen lassen αφήνω κπ. ή κτ. να μεγαλώσει dejarse kasvatama گذاشتن؛ رویاندن kasvattaa laisser pousser לגדל उपजाना pustiti növeszt menumbuhkan láta (sér) vaxa far crescere 伸ばす 기르다 už(si)auginti []audzēt menyimpan laten groeien; laten staan la vokse, anlegge hodować deixar crescer a lăsa să crească отрастить nechať si narásť pustiti rasti pustiti odla ทำให้เจริญเติบโต uzatmak, bırakmak 養成 відрощувати بڑھنے دینا làm phát triển 养成
4 (with into) to change into, in becoming mature Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman. verander يُصْبِح، يَتَحَوَّل إلى достигам до vyrůst (v) udvikle sig til sich entwickeln γίνομαι με την πάροδο του χρόνου hacerse, convertirse en kasvama بزرگ شدن؛ بالغ شدن varttua devenir לגדול מספיק כדי ללבוש परवान चढ़ना postati, pretvoriti se fejlődik berubah breytast í diventare ～に成長する 성장하다, 자라다 suaugti izaugt membesar worden bli, utvikle seg til wyrosnąć (na) tornar-se a deveni стать vyrásť razviti se izrasti förvandlas till, bli เติบโตเป็นผู้ใหญ่ büyümek, gelişmek, serpilmek 長成 ставати ترقی کر کے بڑا ہو جانا trở thành 长成
5 to become It's growing dark. donker word يُصْبِحُ ставам stávat se blive werden γίνομαι hacerse minema شدن tulla devenir להיות postajati válik (vmivé) menjadi verða diventare ～になる (차츰) ...이 되다 darytis, tapti kļūt semakin worden bli (gradvis) stawać się ficar a se face становиться (vyjadruje zmenu stavu) st(áv)ať sa postati postajati bli เกิดขึ้น olmak 漸漸變得 ставати ہو جانا trở thành 渐渐变得
n grower
a person who grows (plants etc) a tomato-grower. groeier, kweker مُرَبّي، زارِع، غارِس човек, който отглежда pěstitel avler der Züchter καλλιεργητής cultivador (taime)kasvataja پرورش دهنده viljelijä producteur/-trice מגדל कृषक uzgajivač termő; termesztő penanam ræktunarmaður coltivatore, coltivatrice 栽培者 재배가 augintojas audzētājs; dārzkopis; augļkopis penanam kweker dyrker, (-)produsent hodowca produtor cultivator садовод pestovateľ gojitelj uzgajivač odlare ผู้ปลูก üretici 种植者 садівник; овочівник اگانے والا người trồng 种植者
adj grown
adult a grown man; fully grown. volwasse ناضِج، بالِغ възрастен dospělý voksen erwachsen ενήλικος adulto täiskasvanud بالغ؛ رسیده täysikasvuinen adulte מבוגר वयस्क, विकसित odrastao, zreo felnőtt dewasa fullvaxta adulto おとなの 성장한 suaugęs pieaudzis dewasa volwassen, groot voksen, fullt utviklet dorosły adulto adult взрослый dospelý odrasel odrastao vuxen เป็นผู้ใหญ่ yetişkin 成熟的 дорослий بالغ trưởng thành 成熟的
n growth [-θ]
1 the act or process of growing, increasing, developing etc the growth of trade unionism. groei, ontwikkeling نُمو، تَطَوُّر растеж růst vækst das Wachsen ανάπτυξη, επέκταση crecimiento, desarrollo kasv رشد؛ افزایش kasvu, kehitys croissance צמיחה/גדילה वृद्धि rast (ki)fejlődés perkembangan vöxtur crescita 成長 성장 augimas, plėtotė augšana; attīstība pertumbuhan groei vekst wzrost crescimento creştere рост rast rast rast utveckling การเจริญเติบโต büyüme 發展 зростання; розвиток نمو، افزائش کا عمل sự phát triển 发展
2 something that has grown a week's growth of beard. haargroei نُمو، طول، كِبَر израстък porost vækst der Wuchs προϊόν εξέλιξης crecimiento, salida (de pelo); (of beard) barba kasv رویش kasvu pousse גידול वृद्धि izrast növ(eked)és pertumbuhan vöxtur crescita 伸びたもの 자란 것 atauga, atžala atauga pertumbuhan groei vekst, produksjon, avling porost crescimento creştere щетина porast prirastek porast växt, växtlighet สิ่งที่เจริญเติบโตแล้ว büyümüş şey 生長 збільшення; приріст اگنے والے شے đã trưởng thành 生长
3 the amount by which something grows to measure the growth of a plant. groei-aandeel مِقْدار النُّمو увеличение vzrůst vækst die Zunahme ρυθμός ανάπτυξης crecimiento kasv نمو kasvu croissance צמיחה पैदावार, उपज rast gyarapodás pertumbuhan vöxtur crescita, sviluppo 成長 (量) (크기·길이의) 증가 prieaugis pieaugums; palielināšanās pertumbuhan groei vekst, utvikling przyrost crescimento creştere, dezvoltare прирост vzrast rast rast tillväxt สิ่งที่งอกขึ้น büyüme oranı, gelişme miktarı 生長量 ріст نمو کی مقدار sự gia tăng 生长量
4 something unwanted which grows a cancerous growth. gewas وَرَم тумор výrůstek vækst die Wucherung όγκος tumor kasvaja انباشتگی غیر طبیعی؛ غده kasvain excroissance גידול सृजन, फोड़ा izraslina daganat pertumbuhan æxli escrescenza 腫瘍 종양 auglys audzējs ketumbuhan gezwel, tumor svulst, utvekst narośl tumor excrescenţă новообразование výrastok izrastek razvoj utväxt, svulst เนื้องอก ur, şiş 瘤，贅生物 новоутворення غیر طبعی یا زائد افزائش sự hình thành bất thường 瘤，赘生物
n grown-ˈup
an adult. volwassene بالِغ سِنّ الرُّشْد възрастен dospělý (člověk) voksen der/die Erwachsene ενήλικας adulto täiskasvanu آدم بالغ aikuinen adulte מבוגר पूर्ण विकसित odrastao čovjek felnőtt orang dewasa fullorðinn adulto おとな 성인 suaugęs žmogus pieaudzis cilvēks; pieaugušais dewasa volwassene voksent menneske dorosły adulto adult взрослый dospelý, -á odrasla oseba odrastao vuxen ผู้ใหญ่ yetişkin kişi 成年人 доросла людина بالغ người lớn 成年人
adj grown-up
mature; adult; fully grown Her children are grown up now; a grown-up daughter. volwasse, opgegroei بالِغ пораснал dorostlý, dospělý voksen erwachsen ενήλικος adulto, grande, mayor täiskasvanud بالغ täysikasvuinen, aikuinen grand, adulte מבוגר पूर्ण विकसित odrastao felnőtt dewasa fulltíða, uppkominn grande, adulto おとなになった 성인이 된 suaugęs, subrendęs pieaudzis meningkat remaja volwassen voksen, fullt utviklet dorosły adulto adult взрослый dospelý odrasel odrastao vuxen โตเต็มที่ yetişkin, büyük 長大的， 成熟的 дорослий بالغ، جوان مرد یا عورت trưởng thành 长大的， 成熟的
grow on
to gradually become liked I didn't like the painting at first, but it has grown on me. 'n vat op 'n mens kry يُصْبِحُ محبوبا تدريجيا свиквам nakonec se líbit tiltale mere og mere ans Herz wachsen αρέσω όλο και περισσότερο cada vez más gustar, llegar a gustar, terminar gustando oma lummusesse võtma کم کم خوشایند شدن voittaa puolelleen finir par plaire להתחבב על- धीरे-धीरे प्रिय होना zavoljeti egyre jobban tetszik makin disukai venjast við (sempre di più piacere) 好きになる 점차 남의 마음에 들게 되다 užvaldyti, vis labiau ir labiau patikti patikt aizvien vairāk semakin disukai steeds meer boeien etter hvert like bedre spodobać się (z czasem) tornar-se apreciado a cuceri нравиться всё больше nakoniec sa páčiť priljubiti se omiliti mer och mer tilltala ค่อย ๆ ชอบมากขึ้น giderek sevmek, beğenmek 漸漸使人愛好 дедалі більше подобатися تدریجا پسند آنے لگنا được yêu thích 渐渐使人爱好
grow up
to become an adult I'm going to be an engine-driver when I grow up. grootword يبلُغ، يُصبِح كبيرا раста vyrůst blive stor (heran)wachsen μεγαλώνω, ενηλικιώνομαι crecer, hacerse mayor suureks kasvama بزرگ شدن tulla aikuiseksi devenir adulte להתבגר विकसित होना odrasti felnő tumbuh dewasa verða fullorðinn crescere, diventare adulto おとなになる 성인이 되다 užaugti izaugt; pieaugt dewasa opgroeien, groot zijn bli voksen dorosnąć ficar grande a creşte (mare), a deveni adult становиться взрослым vyrásť odrasti odrasti bli stor (vuxen) เจริญเติบโตขึ้น büyümek 長大 ставати дорослим بالغ ہو جانا trưởng thành 长大
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