grow

grow

 (grō)

v. grew (gro͞o), grown (grōn), 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 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 (or 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

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.

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[Middle English growen, from Old English grōwan; see ghrē- in Indo-European roots.]

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grow′er n.

grow′ing·ly adv.

Usage Note: Grow is most often used as an intransitive verb, as in The corn grew fast or Our business has been growing steadily for 10 years. This use dates back to the Middle Ages. In the 1700s, a transitive sense arose with the meaning "to produce or cultivate," as in We grow corn in our garden. Then, starting in the late 1900s, people began to use grow with a nonliving thing or even an abstraction as the direct object, often in the context of politics or business, as in One of our key strategies is to grow our business by increasing the number of clients. This trend was widely criticized. In 1992, only 20 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the sentence above, and only 48 percent accepted We've got to grow our way out of this recession. These usages remain common, however, and resistance to them has lessened: in 2014, 60 percent of the Panel accepted the grow our business sentence, and 65 percent accepted the grow our way out of the recession sentence. But Panelists strongly frown upon the phrase grow down, probably because it seems oxymoronic: 96 percent of the Panel found it unacceptable.

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grow

(ɡrəʊ)

vb, grows, growing, grew (ɡruː) or grown (ɡrəʊn)

1. (Biology) (of an organism or part of an organism) to increase in size or develop (hair, leaves, or other structures)

2. (intr; usually foll by out of or from) to originate, as from an initial cause or source: the federation grew out of the Empire.

3. (intr) to increase in size, number, degree, etc: the population is growing rapidly.

4. (intr) to change in length or amount in a specified direction: some plants grow downwards; profits over the years grew downwards.

5. (copula; may take an infinitive) (esp of emotions, physical states, etc) to develop or come into existence or being gradually: to grow cold; to grow morose; he grew to like her.

6. (usually foll by: up) to come into existence: a close friendship grew up between them.

7. (foll by: together) to be joined gradually by or as by growth: the branches on the tree grew together.

8. (intr; foll by away, together, etc) to develop a specified state of friendship: the lovers grew together gradually; many friends grow apart over the years.

9. (when: intr, foll by with) to become covered with a growth: the path grew with weeds.

10. (Agriculture) to produce (plants) by controlling or encouraging their growth, esp for home consumption or on a commercial basis

[Old English grōwan; related to Old Norse grōa, Old Frisian grōia, Old High German gruoen; see green, grass]

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grow

(groʊ)

v. grew, grown, grow•ing. v.i.

1. to increase in size by a natural process of development.

2. to come into being and develop: a plant that grows wild here.

3. to form and increase in size by a process of inorganic accretion, as by crystallization.

4. to arise or issue as a natural development: Our friendship grew from common interests.

5. to increase gradually in size, amount, etc.; expand: Her influence has grown.

6. to become gradually attached or united by or as if by growth.

7. to come to be by degrees; become: to grow old.

v.t.

8. to cause to grow: They grow corn; to grow a business.

9. to allow to grow: to grow a beard.

10. to cover with a growth (used in the passive): a field grown with corn.

11. grow into,

a. to become large or tall enough to wear (an item of clothing).

b. to become mature or experienced enough to handle.

12. grow on or upon,

a. to increase in influence or effect.

b. to become gradually more liked or accepted by.

13. grow out of,

a. to become too large or mature for; outgrow.

b. to originate in; develop from.

14. grow up,

a. to be or become fully grown; attain maturity.

b. to come into existence; arise.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English grōwan, c. Middle Dutch groeyen, Old High German grouwan, Old Norse grōa]

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grow

1. 'grow'

When children or young animals grow, they become bigger or taller. The past tense of grow is grew. The -ed participle is grown.

The doctor will check that the baby is growing normally.

The plant grew to a height of over 1 metre.

Has he grown any taller?

2. 'grow up'

When someone grows up, they gradually change from a child into an adult.

He grew up in Cambridge.

They grew up at a time when there was no television.

Be Careful!
Don't confuse the verbs grow up and bring up. If you bring up a child, you look after it as it grows up. Don't say 'grow up a child'.

We thought the village was the perfect place to bring up a family.

See bring up - raise - educate

3. used to mean 'become'

Grow is also used to mean 'become'.

He's growing old.

The sky grew dark.

See become

4. 'grow to'

If you grow to feel or think something, you gradually start to feel or think it.

After a few months, I grew to hate my job.

See get to - grow to

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grow

Past participle: grown
Gerund: growing

Imperative

grow

grow

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	grow - pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" turn 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" grow over, overgrow - grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio" 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" prove, rise - increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" 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" ancylose, ankylose - undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose" 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" bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, sprout, spud, pullulate, shoot - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
	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" maturate, mature 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" arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, rise 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" farm, produce, raise farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock 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" acquire, develop, produce, get 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" work up, get up - develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite" 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" develop 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"

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grow

verb

1. develop, fill out, get bigger, get taller We stop growing once we reach maturity.
develop fail, shrink, diminish, decrease, dwindle, lessen, wane, subside

2. get bigger, spread, swell, extend, stretch, expand, widen, enlarge, multiply, thicken An inoperable tumour was growing in his brain.

3. spring up, shoot up, develop, flourish, sprout, germinate, vegetate The station had roses growing at each end of the platform.

4. cultivate, produce, raise, farm, breed, nurture, propagate I always grow a few red onions in my allotment.

5. become, get, turn, come to be He's growing old.

6. originate, spring, arise, stem, issue The idea for this book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster.

7. improve, advance, progress, succeed, expand, thrive, flourish, prosper The economy continues to grow.

grow into something or someone become, turn into, develop (into), come to be He's grown into a very good-looking young man.

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grow

verb

1. To make or become greater or larger:

aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.

Informal: beef up.

2. To bring into existence and foster the development of:

breed, cultivate, propagate, raise.

3. To bring or come to full development:

age, develop, maturate, mature, mellow, ripen.

4. To come to be:

become, come, get, turn (out), wax.

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Translations

يَنْمويَنمو، يَكْبُر، يَطوليُرَبّييُصْبِحُيُصْبِح، يَتَحَوَّل إلى

růstpěstovatstávat sevyrůstnachat si narůst

dyrkevoksegrolade groudvikle sig til

wachsenanbauenanpflanzenaufwachsensich entwickeln

καλλιεργώμεγαλώνω

crecercultivardejarsedesarrollarseformarse

kasvaakasvattaa

grandircultiverdevenirforcerdévelopper

rastiuzgajati

nőnöveksziktermeltermeszt

breytast íláta vaxavaxa, aukastvaxa, sprettaverîa

crescerecoltivarediventarefar cresceresvilupparsi

成長する育てる

성장하다재배하다

ataugaatžalaaugimasaugintojasprieaugis

ataudzētaudzētaugtizaugtkļūt

groeienkweken

grotiltavoksebli lengre

rosnąćurosnąć

crescercultivar

вырастирастираститьвыраститьвыращивать

nechať si narásť

gojitiodraščatiodrastipustiti rastirasti

växaodla

เติบโต งอกงามปลูก ทำให้เจริญเติบโต

büyümekgelişmekolmakserpilmekuzatmak

lớn lêntrồng

生长蓄长长大长成使留长

grow

[grəʊ] (grew (pt) (grown (pp)))

A. VI

1. [plant, hair, person, animal] → crecer
how you've grown! → ¡cómo has crecido!
he has grown five centimetres → ha crecido cinco centímetros
she's letting her hair grow → se está dejando crecer el pelo, se está dejando el pelo largo
the hair will grow back eventually → con el tiempo le volverá a crecer el pelo
that plant does not grow in England → esa planta no crece or no se da en Inglaterra
will it grow here? → ¿se puede cultivar aquí?
to grow to or into manhood → llegar a la edad adulta
these sharks can grow to six metres → estos tiburones pueden llegar a medir hasta seis metros

2. (= increase) (in number, amount) → aumentar
the number of unemployed has grown by more than 10,000 → el número de parados ha aumentado en más de 10.000
the economy continues to grow → la economía sigue en su fase de crecimiento
opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate → la oposición cobró más fuerza y el gobierno decidió entrar en negociaciones
the winds grew to gale force → la intensidad del viento aumentó hasta alcanzar velocidades de temporal
to grow in popularity → ganar popularidad
she has grown in my esteem → se ha ganado mi estima

3. (= develop) [friendship, love] → desarrollarse; [person] → madurar
I feel I have grown immensely as a result of the experience → siento que he madurado muchísimo como consecuencia de la experiencia
to grow spiritually → madurar espiritualmente

4. (with adjective) (= become) → volverse, ponerse, hacerse (but often translated by vi or reflexive)
our eyes gradually grew accustomed to the light → los ojos se nos fueron acostumbrando a la luz
to grow angry → enfadarse
the light grew brighter → la luz se hizo más intensa
to grow cold the coffee had grown cold → el café se había enfriado
we grew colder as the night wore on → a medida que pasaba la noche nos fue entrando cada vez más frío
it's grown a lot colder, hasn't it? → ha enfriado mucho ¿verdad?
to grow dark (gen) → oscurecer; (at dusk) → oscurecer, anochecer
to grow fat → engordar
her eyes grew heavy → se le cerraban los ojos
she has grown quite knowledgeable on the subject → ha aprendido mucho sobre el tema
the noise grew louder → el ruido aumentó de volumen
to grow old → envejecer(se)
you will realize this as you grow older → te darás cuenta de esto a medida que te hagas mayor
he grew tired of waiting → se cansó de esperar
to grow used to sth → acostumbrarse a algo
she grew weaker with each passing day → se fue debilitando día tras día
to grow worse the housing shortage is growing worse → la escasez de viviendas es cada vez mayor
she grew worse that day and died during the night → ese día se puso peor or su condición empeoró y murió durante la noche

5. to grow to like sb → llegar a querer a algn, encariñarse con algn
he grew to love his work → llegó a tomarle gusto a su trabajo
in time he grew to accept it → con el tiempo llegó a aceptarlo

B. VT

1. [+ plant, crop] → cultivar
I grow my own vegetables → tengo mi propio huerto → cultivo mis verduras

2. [+ hair, beard, moustache, nails] → dejarse crecer
she has grown her hair long → se ha dejado el pelo largo, se ha dejado crecer el pelo
the lizard grew a new tail → al lagarto le salió una cola nueva

grow apart VI + ADV [friends] → distanciarse; [couple] he and his wife grew apart → la relación entre él y su mujer se entibió or se debilitó
couples often grow apart as they get older → a menudo las parejas se van distanciando con la edad

grow away from VI + PREP → distanciarse de
we have grown away from each other → nos hemos distanciado el uno del otro

grow from VI + PREP [friendship, theory, idea] → surgir de, nacer de
I started out with just two clients and the business grew from that → empecé con sólo dos clientes y el negocio surgió or nació de ahí

grow in VI + ADV [nail] → crecer hacia adentro

grow into VI + PREP

1. [+ clothes] the trousers are a bit big but he'll grow into them → los pantalones son un poco grandes pero ya crecerá y le sentarán bien

2. (= get used to) to grow into a job → acostumbrarse a un trabajo

3. (= become) → convertirse en
he's grown into quite a handsome boy → se ha convertido en un chico muy apuesto
to grow into a man → hacerse un hombre

grow on VI + PREP the tune grows on you after a while → la melodía te empieza a gustar con el tiempo
the idea had grown on her all morning → a medida que avanzó la mañana le fue gustando más la idea

grow out

A. VI + ADV she let her perm grow out → se dejó crecer el pelo para cortarse la permanente

B. VT + ADV [+ hair] → dejar crecer

grow out of VI + PREP

1. (= get too big for) [+ clothes] you've grown out of your shoes again → se te han vuelto a quedar pequeños los zapatos

2. (= stop) [+ habit] isn't it time you grew out of fighting with your sister? → ¿no te estás haciendo un poco mayor para seguir peleándote con tu hermana?
most children who stammer grow out of it → a casi todos los niños el tartamudeo se les quita con la edad
she grew out of the habit of waiting up for the children → con el tiempo perdió la costumbre de esperar a los niños despierta

3. (= arise from) → surgir de

grow together VI + ADV couples who have grown together over the years → parejas que han ido uniéndose más con el paso de los años
there are many ways in which Europe can grow together → hay muchas formas en las que los países europeos pueden reforzar sus vínculos

grow up VI + ADV

1. (= become adult) → hacerse mayor
I watched Tim grow up → vi a Tim hacerse mayor, vi como Tim se hacía mayor
when I grow up I'm going to be a doctor → cuando sea mayor voy a ser médico
she grew up into a beautiful woman → con el tiempo se convirtió en una mujer hermosa
grow up! → ¡no seas niño!

2. (= spend young life) → crecer
we grew up together → crecimos juntos
she grew up in the country/during the depression → creció or se crió en el campo/en los años de la depresión

3. (= develop) [friendship] → desarrollarse; [hatred] → crecer; [town, industry] → desarrollarse, crecer; [custom] → arraigar, imponerse
a close friendship had grown up between us → entre nosotros se había desarrollado una íntima amistad
a barrier had grown up between them → se había levantado una barrera entre ellos
new industries grew up alongside the port → nuevas industrias se desarrollaron alrededor del puerto

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grow

[ˈgrəʊ] [grew] [ˈgruː] (pt) [grown] [ˈgrəʊn] (pp)

vi

[plant] → pousser, croître
Grass grows quickly → L'herbe pousse vite.

[person] → grandir
Haven't you grown! → Comme tu as grandi!

[beard, hair, nails] → pousser

[economy, business] → croître, être en expansion

[number, amount, rate, productivity] → augmenter
The number of unemployed people has grown → Le nombre de chômeurs a augmenté.
to grow by 10% → augmenter de 10 %
to grow by 20cm → prendre 20cm

[influence, fears, pressure] → grandir

(= become) → devenir
to grow rich → s'enrichir
to grow weak → s'affaiblir
to grow impatient → s'impatienter

vt

(= farm) [+ crops] → cultiver

(in garden) [+ vegetables, flowers, plants] → faire pousser
My Dad grows potatoes → Mon père fait pousser des pommes de terre.

[+ hair] → laisser pousser
to grow a beard → se laisser pousser la barbe

[+ business, company] → faire prospérer

grow apart

vi (fig) → se détacher (l'un de l'autre)

grow away from

vt fus (fig) → s'éloigner de

grow into

vi (= become) [person, situation, relationship] → se transformer en

vt fus [+ clothes] → devenir assez grand pour mettre

grow on

vt fus

That painting is growing on me → Je commence à apprécier ce tableau.

grow out

vi [hairstyle] → repousser

vt sep
to grow out a fringe → se laisser pousser la frange

grow out of

vt fus

[+ clothes] → devenir trop grand(e) pour
He's grown out of his jacket → Il est devenu trop grand pour porter sa veste.

[+ habit, allergy] → perdre (avec le temps)
He'll grow out of it
BUT Ça lui passera.

(= lose taste for)
I eventually grew out of Star Trek → Ça m'a finalement passé, ma passion pour Star Trek.

grow up

vi

(= become an adult) → grandir
to grow up into sth → devenir qch

(= stop behaving foolishly) → ne plus faire l'enfant
Oh, grow up! → Ne fais pas l'enfant!grow bag n sac contenant du terreau enrichi où l'on peut faire pousser directement des plantes

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grow

pret <grew>, ptp <grown>

vt

plants → ziehen; (commercially) potatoes, wheat, tea etc → anbauen, anpflanzen; (= cultivate) flowers → züchten

to grow a beard/one’s hair → sich (dat) → einen Bart/die Haare wachsen lassen

vi

(= get bigger, longer etc) → wachsen; (person, baby) → wachsen, größer werden; (hair) → wachsen, länger werden; (in numbers) → zunehmen; (in size) → sich vergrößern; (fig: = become more mature) → sich weiterentwickeln; to grow in stature/wisdom → an Ansehen/Weisheit zunehmen; to grow in popularity → immer beliebter werden; to grow in beauty → schöner werden; my, how you’ve or haven’t you grown! → du bist aber groß geworden!; fears were growing for her safety → man machte sich zunehmend Sorgen um ihre Sicherheit; the economy/market/population is growing by 2% a year → die Wirtschaft/der Markt/die Bevölkerung wächst um 2% pro Jahr; pressure is growing for him to resign → er gerät zunehmend unter Druck zurückzutreten

(= become) → werden; to grow to do/be something → allmählich etw tun/sein; to grow to hate/love somebody → jdn hassen/lieben lernen; to grow to enjoy something → langsam Gefallen an etw (dat) → finden; I’ve grown to like him → ich habe ihn mit der Zeit lieb gewonnen; to grow used to something → sich an etw (acc) → gewöhnen; to grow like somebody → jdm immer ähnlicher werden

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grow

[grəʊ] (grew (vb: pt) (grown (pp)))

1. vt (Agr) → coltivare, far crescere; (beard) → farsi crescere

2. vi

a. (plant, person, hair) → crescere; (increase, in numbers) → aumentare, salire; (in membership) → ingrandirsi; (develop, friendship, love) → rafforzarsi; (custom, idea) → affermarsi, diffondersi
to grow in stature/popularity → veder aumentare il proprio prestigio/la propria popolarità

b. (become) → farsi, diventare
to grow dark → farsi buio
to grow rich/weak → arricchirsi/indebolirsi
to grow tired of waiting → stancarsi di aspettare
to grow to like sb → imparare ad apprezzare qn

grow apart vi + adv (fig) → estraniarsi

grow away from vi + adv + prep (fig) → allontanarsi da, staccarsi da
we have grown away from each other → i nostri rapporti si sono gradatamente raffreddati

grow in vi + adv (nail) → incarnarsi

grow into vi + prep

a. (clothes) he'll grow into them → quando crescerà gli andranno bene

b. (become) → farsi, diventare
she has grown into a beautiful woman → si è fatta una gran bella donna

grow on vi + prep that painting is growing on me → quel quadro più lo guardo più mi piace

grow out of vi + adv + prep

a. (clothes) → non entrare più in; (habit) → perdere (col tempo)
he'll grow out of it → gli passerà

b. (arise from) → nascere da, essere la conseguenza di

grow up vi + adv

a. (become adult) → diventar grande, crescere
I grew up in the country → sono cresciuto in campagna
grow up! (fam) → non fare il bambino!

b. (develop, idea, friendship) → nascere

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grow

(grəu) – past tense grew (gruː) : past participle grown – verb

1. (of plants) to develop. Carrots grow well in this soil. groei يَنْمو израствам crescer růst wachsen gro; vokse αναπτύσσομαι, ευδοκιμώcrecer kasvama رشد کردن kasvaa pousser לצמוח बढ़ना rasti nő tumbuh vaxa, spretta crescere 育つ 성장하다 augti augt hidup groeienvokse, gro, utvikle seg, dyrkerosnąć كرونكى، زرغونوونكى 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 crescer (na)růst wachsen vokse αναπτύσσομαι, μεγαλώνω, αυξάνομαιcrecer kasvama رشد کردن kasvaa grandir לגדול होना, हो जाना jačati növekszik, nő; erősödik tumbuh vaxa, aukast crescere 成長する 커지다, 늘다 išaugti izaugt; pieaugt; palielināties tumbuh groeienvokse, bli større/lengre urosnąć زرغونوونكى 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 deixar crescer nachat si narůst wachsen lassen lade gro 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, anleggehodować كرونكى deixar crescer a lăsa să crească отрастить nechať si narásť pustiti rasti pustiti odla ทำให้เจริญเติบโต uzatmak, bırakmak 使長出 відрощувати بڑھنے دینا làm phát triển 使留长，蓄长

4. (with into) to change into, in becoming mature. Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman. verander يُصْبِح، يَتَحَوَّل إلى достигам до tornar-se vyrůst (v) sich entwickeln udvikle sig til γίνομαι με την πάροδο του χρόνου hacerse, convertirse en kasvama بزرگ شدن؛ بالغ شدن kasvaa devenir לגדול מספיק כדי ללבוש परवान चढ़ना postati, pretvoriti se fejlődik berubah breytast í diventare ～に成長する 성숙하다 suaugti izaugt membesar wordenbli, utvikle seg til wyrosnąć (na) لويدل.غټيدل 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 ficar stávat se werden blive γίνομαιhacerse minema شدن tulla devenir להיות postajati válik (vmivé) menjadi verða diventare ～になる 되다 darytis, tapti kļūt semakin wordenbli stawać się شول ficar a se face становиться (vyjadruje zmenu stavu) st(áv)ať sa postati postajati bli กลับกลาย olmak 變成 ставати ہو جانا trở thành 渐渐变得

ˈgrower noun

a person who grows (plants etc). a tomato-grower. groeier, kweker مُرَبّي، زارِع، غارِس човек, който отглежда produtor pěstitel der Züchter avler καλλιεργητήςcultivador (taime)kasvataja پرورش دهنده kasvattaja producteur/-trice מגדל कृषक uzgajivač termő; termesztő penanam ræktunarmaður coltivatore, coltivatrice 栽培者 재배자 augintojas audzētājs; dārzkopis; augļkopis penanam kwekerdyrker, produsenthodowca كرونكى، زرغونوونكى produtor cultivator садовод pestovateľ gojitelj uzgajivač odlare ผู้ปลูก üretici 種植者 садівник; овочівник اگانے والا người trồng 种植者

grown adjective

adult. a grown man; fully grown. volwasse ناضِج، بالِغ възрастен adulto dospělý erwachsen voksen ενήλικοςadulto täiskasvanud بالغ؛ رسیده täysikasvuinen adulteמבוגר वयस्क, विकसित odrastao, zreo felnőtt dewasa fullvaxta adulto おとなの 성숙한 suaugęs pieaudzis dewasa volwassen, grootvoksen, fullt utvikletdorosły ځوان adulto adult взрослый dospelý odrasel odrastao vuxen เป็นผู้ใหญ่ yetişkin 成年人 дорослий بالغ trưởng thành 成年的，成熟的

growth (-θ) noun

1. the act or process of growing, increasing, developing etc. the growth of trade unionism. groei, ontwikkeling نُمو، تَطَوُّر растеж crescimento růst das Wachsen vækst ανάπτυξη, επέκτασηcrecimiento, desarrollo kasv رشد؛ افزایش kasvu croissance צמיחה/גדילה वृद्धि rast (ki)fejlődés perkembangan vöxtur crescita 成長 성장, 발육 augimas, plėtotė augšana; attīstība pertumbuhan groeivekstwzrost افزایش crescimento creştere рост rast rast rast utveckling การเจริญเติบโต büyüme 成長 зростання; розвиток نمو، افزائش کا عمل sự phát triển 生长，发展，成长

2. something that has grown. a week's growth of beard. haargroei نُمو، طول، كِبَر израстък crescimento porost der Wuchs vækst προϊόν εξέλιξης crecimiento, salida; barba kasv رویش kasvu pousseגידול वृद्धि izrast növ(eked)és pertumbuhan vöxtur crescita 伸びたもの 생장물 atauga, atžala atauga pertumbuhan groeivekst, produksjon, avlingporost نمو،لويدل crescimento creştere щетина porast prirastek porast växt, växtlighet สิ่งที่เจริญเติบโตแล้ว büyümüş şey 長出物 збільшення; приріст اگنے والے شے đã trưởng thành 生长物，长成物，产物

3. the amount by which something grows. to measure the growth of a plant. groei-aandeel مِقْدار النُّمو увеличение crescimento vzrůst die Zunahme vækst ρυθμός ανάπτυξης crecimiento kasv نمو kasvu croissanceצמיחה पैदावार, उपज rast gyarapodás pertumbuhan vöxtur crescita, sviluppo 成長 (量) 발육 정도 prieaugis pieaugums; palielināšanās pertumbuhan groeivekst, utviklingprzyrost رشد crescimento creştere, dez­voltare прирост vzrast rast rast tillväxt สิ่งที่งอกขึ้น büyüme oranı, gelişme miktarı 生長程度 ріст نمو کی مقدار sự gia tăng 生长量

4. something unwanted which grows. a cancerous growth. gewas وَرَم тумор tumor výrůstek die Wucherung vækst όγκοςtumor kasvaja انباشتگی غیر طبیعی؛ غده kasvain excroissanceגידול सृजन, फोड़ा izraslina daganat pertumbuhan æxli escrescenza 腫瘍 종양 auglys audzējs ketumbuhan gezwel, tumorsvulst, utvekstnarośl غده،پړسوب tumor excrescenţă новообразование výrastok izrastek razvoj utväxt, svulst เนื้องอก ur, şiş 贅生物(如:瘤) новоутворення غیر طبعی یا زائد افزائش sự hình thành bất thường 瘤，赘生物

ˈgrown-ˈup noun

an adult. volwassene بالِغ سِنّ الرُّشْد възрастен adulto dospělý (člověk) der/die Erwachsene voksen ενήλικαςadulto täiskasvanu آدم بالغ täysikasvuinen adulteמבוגר पूर्ण विकसित odrastao čovjek felnőtt orang dewasa fullorðinn adulto おとな 성인 suaugęs žmogus pieaudzis cilvēks; pieaugušais dewasa volwassenevoksent menneskedorosły ځوانه سړی adulto adult взрослый dospelý, -á odrasla oseba odrastao vuxen ผู้ใหญ่ yetişkin kişi 成年人 доросла людина بالغ người lớn 成年人

grown-up adjective

mature; adult; fully grown. Her children are grown up now; a grown-up daughter. volwasse, opgegroei بالِغ пораснал adulto dorostlý, dospělý erwachsen voksen ενήλικοςadulto, grande, mayor täiskasvanud بالغ täysikasvuinen grand, adulteמבוגר पूर्ण विकसित odrastao felnőtt dewasa fulltíða, uppkominn grande, adulto おとなになった 성숙한 suaugęs, subrendęs pieaudzis meningkat remaja volwassenvoksen, fullt utvikletdorosły ځوان 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 tornar-se apreciado nakonec se líbit ans Herz wachsen tiltale mere og mere αρέσω όλο και περισσότερο gustar cada vez más, llegar a gustar, terminar gustando oma lummusesse võtma کم کم خوشایند شدن kiintyä finir par plaire להתחבב על- धीरे-धीरे प्रिय होना zavoljeti egyre jobban tetszik makin disukai venjast við (piacere sempre di più) 好きになる 점점 좋아하게 되다 užvaldyti, vis labiau ir labiau patikti patikt aizvien vairāk semakin disukai steeds meer boeien like bedre etter hvert spodobać się لږلږ خوښيدل tornar-se apreciado a cuceri нравиться всё больше nakoniec sa páčiť priljubiti se omiliti mer och mer tilltala ค่อย ๆ ชอบมากขึ้น giderek sevmek, beğenmek 漸漸讓人喜愛 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 virar adulto vyrůst wachsen blive stor μεγαλώνω, ενηλικιώνομαιcrecer, hacerse mayor suureks kasvama بزرگ شدن kasvaa 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 voksendorosnąć ستړشول ficar grande a creşte (mare), a deveni adult становиться взрослым vyrásť odrasti odrasti bli stor (vuxen) เป็นผู้ใหญ่ büyümek 長大 ставати дорослим بالغ ہو جانا trưởng thành 长大

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grow

→ يُنَمِّي, يَنْمو pěstovat, růst dyrke, vokse anpflanzen, aufwachsen καλλιεργώ, μεγαλώνω crecer, cultivar kasvaa, kasvattaa cultiver, grandir rasti, uzgajati coltivare, crescere 成長する, 育てる 성장하다, 재배하다 groeien, kweken gro, vokse urosnąć crescer, cultivar развиваться, растить odla, växa เติบโต งอกงาม, ปลูก ทำให้เจริญเติบโต büyümek, yetiştirmek lớn lên, trồng 生长

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grow

vi. crecer, desarrollar;

to ___ old → envejecer.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

grow

vi (pret grew; pp grown) crecer; to — old envejecer; to — out of (a habit) quitarse(le) (a uno) con el tiempo, desaparecer con el tiempo (un hábito); She will grow out of it..Se le quitará con el tiempo..Desaparecerá con el tiempo; to — up crecer, ser grande; What are you going to be when you grow up?..¿Qué vas a ser cuando seas grande?

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