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.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. Phrasal Verbs: grow into1. 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/upon1. 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 To become an adult. Idiom: 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 grwan; see ghr - in Indo-European roots.]
grow er n. growing·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 growing adj
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" 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" 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" prove, rise - increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" | | 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" | | 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, 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 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"fledge, feather - grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already" 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" sprout, stock - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" tiller, stool - grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers 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" develop, evolve, acquire - gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" | | 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); volverseto grow rich/weak → enriquecerse/debilitarse; to grow tired of waiting → cansarse de esperargrow away from vt fus (fig) → alejarse de grow out of vt fus [+ clothes]: I've grown out of this shirt → esta camisa se me ha quedado pequeña [+ habit]; perder
 grow [ grew , pt , grown , pp ] [grəu, gruː, grəun] vi [ plant] → pousser, croître; [ person] → grandir (= increase); augmenter, se développer (= become); devenir; grow apart vi ( fig) → se détacher (l'un de l'autre) grow on vt fus that painting is growing on me → je finirai par aimer ce tableau he'll grow out of it → ça lui passera
 grow [grəu] [ grew , pt , grown , pp ] vi → wachsen; to grow (out of or from) ( develop) → entstehen (aus)grow apart grow vi ( fig) → sich auseinanderentwickeln grow out of grow vt fus ( clothes) → herauswachsen aus;
 grow [ pt grew, pp grown] [grəu, gruː, grəun] vi → crescere (= increase); aumentare (= become): to grow rich/weak → arricchirsi/indebolirsito grow tired of waiting → stancarsi di aspettaregrow away from vt fus (fig) → allontanarsi da, staccarsi da grow on vt fus that painting is growing on me → quel quadro più lo guardo più mi piace he'll grow out of it → gli passerà
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