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grow

Verbs

• (v) pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
  • The weather turned nasty
  • She grew angry
  turn,
• (v) become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
  • The problem grew too large for me
  • Her business grew fast
• (v) 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
• (v) cause to grow or develop
  • He grows vegetables in his backyard
• (v) develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
  • He matured fast
  • The child grew fast
  maturate, mature,
• (v) 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,
• (v) 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,
• (v) 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,
• (v) 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,
• (v) become attached by or as if by the process of growth
  • The tree trunks had grown together

Synonyms

turn maturate mature arise originate spring up uprise develop rise farm produce raise acquire get

See also

grow up

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