v., grew (grū), grown (grōn), grow·ing, grows.

v.intr.

1. To increase in size by a natural process.
2. 1. To expand; gain: The business grew under new owners.
   2. 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

1. To become an adult.

idiom:

grow out of

1. To develop or come into existence from: an article that grew out of a few scribbled notes.

[Middle English growen, from Old English grōwan.]

grower grow'er n.
growingly 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.

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. See increase/decrease.
2. To bring into existence and foster the development of: breed, cultivate, propagate, raise. See care for/neglect, reproduction/barrenness.
3. To bring or come to full development: age, develop, maturate, mature, mellow, ripen. See youth/age/maturity.
4. To come to be: become, come, get, turn (out), wax. See change/persist.

Idioms beginning with grow:
growing pains
grow on

See also absence makes the heart grow fonder; let the grass grow under one's feet.

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v

Definition: become larger, evolve
Antonyms: decline, decrease, diminish, halt, lessen, reduce, shrink, stop, stunt

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To increase in size and stature by natural development.

• g. out — to increase in size without fattening.

IN BRIEF: Become larger, greater, or bigger.

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into. — Gandhi, (1869-1948), Indian spiritual and political leader, called Mahatma great soul.

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Common misspelling(s) of grow

• grwo

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vokse, blive
v. tr. - dyrke, anlægge

idioms:

• grow apart    vokse fra hinanden
• grow away from    vokse fra hinanden
• grow into    blive til
• grow on    vokse på, blive mere og mere vellidt
• grow out of    vokse fra
• grow together    komme hinanden nærmere
• grow up    vokse op

Nederlands (Dutch)
worden, groeien, aangroeien, kweken, laten staan/groeien, laten begroeien

Français (French)
v. intr. - pousser, grandir de, s'allonger, se développer (une tumeur), laisser pousser, augmenter de, prospérer (une économie), être en expansion, devenir plus important, s'aggraver (une crise), devenir plus fort (une pression), s'allonger (une liste), s'épaissir (un mystère), devenir (plus chaud, plus froid), finir par faire, commencer à
v. tr. - cultiver, laisser pousser (les cheveux, les ongles), grandir de, pousser de (une plante), croître (une économie)

idioms:

• grow apart    se détacher l'un de l'autre, s'éloigner de (qn)
• grow away from    s'échapper de
• grow into    se développer, devenir, s'accoutumer à, se fondre dans (le tissu musculaire)
• grow on    s'imposer (une habitude), apprécier
• grow out    devenir trop petit pour (un vêtement), passer l'âge de, naître de (une idée)
• grow out of    devenir trop petit pour, naître de
• grow together    se souder, se rejoindre, (fig) se rapprocher (des gens)
• grow up    grandir, se développer (une idée), devenir adulte, mûrir (qn)
• grow upon    s'imposer (une habitude), apprécier

Deutsch (German)
v. - wachsen, werden, züchten, anbauen, ziehen

idioms:

• grow apart    sich auseinanderleben
• grow away from    sich entfremden
• grow into    sich auswachsen zu, hineinwachsen
• grow on    immer besser gefallen
• grow out    herauswachsen
• grow out of    herauswachsen, entwachsen, überwinden
• grow together    aneinanderwachsen, zusammenwachsen
• grow up    aufwachsen, heranwachsen
• grow upon    immer beliebter werden, jmdm. etw. mit der Zeit gefallen, auf den Geschmack kommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναπτύσσομαι, μεγαλώνω, αυξάνω, εξελίσσομαι (σε), γίνομαι, φύομαι, καλλιεργώ, ευδοκιμώ, αφήνω (γενειάδα)

idioms:

• grow apart    απομακρύνομαι, χάνω επαφή
• grow away from    αποκτώ λιγότερο στενή σχέση (ιδ. με μέλος οικογένειας)
• grow into    ωριμάζω σε, με την πάροδο του χρόνου γίνομαι
• grow on    φυτρώνω σε, (μτφ.) γίνομαι απαραίτητος σε, γίνομαι συνήθεια σε
• grow out of    φυτρώνω από, ξεσυνηθίζω, ξεκόβω από, παραμεγαλώνω για
• grow together    συνενώνομαι
• grow up    μεγαλώνω, ενηλικιώνομαι, σοβαρεύομαι, ωριμάζω, ανδρώνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
crescere, divenire, accrescere, ingrandire, coltivare

idioms:

• grow apart    estraniarsi l'uno dall'altro
• grow away from    allontanarsi
• grow into    svilupparsi
• grow on    piacere sempre di più
• grow out of    abbandonare, divenire piccolo (di vestito)
• grow together    crescere assieme
• grow up    diventare adulto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - crescer

idioms:

• grow apart    tornar-se distante de alguém
• grow away from    afastar-se de alguém gradativamente
• grow into    tornar-se
• grow on    subir (em conceito ou estima), obter cada vez mais influência
• grow out of    ser proveniente de, perder (costume)
• grow together    fundir-se
• grow up    crescer, difundir-se, arraigar-se (hábito)

Русский (Russian)
расти, увеличиваться, растить, культивировать, становиться

idioms:

• grow apart    расходиться, развиваться по отдельности
• grow away from    охладевать по отношению к кому-л. или чему-л.
• grow into    созреть для чего-л.
• grow on    овладевать чем-л., нравиться все больше
• grow out of    вырастать из, возникнуть в результате развития чего-л.
• grow together    срастаться
• grow up    взрослеть, созревать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hacerse, convertirse en, llegar a ser, meterse, meterse a, ponerse, quedarse, resultar, volverse, florecer, germinar, aumentar, incrementarse, cultivarse, crecer
v. tr. - cultivar, criar, hacer crecer

idioms:

• grow apart    distanciarse, enfriar relaciones
• grow away from    distanciarse de, irse separando, ir perdiendo el contacto
• grow into    hacerse o llegar a ser con los años, convertirse en
• grow on    llegar a gustar, acostumbrarse a un trabajo
• grow out    dejar crecer el cabello para cambiar el estilo
• grow out of    perder (el hábito, vicio), originarse en, resultar, quedársele pequeño, derivarse de
• grow together    unirse, juntarse
• grow up    madurar, volverse adulto, establecerse, desarrollarse
• grow upon    llegar a gustar, llegar a llamarle la atención a alguien

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - växa, hota att bli ngn övermäktig, (småningom) bli, odla, producera, utveckla

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
生长, 发展, 变成, 种植, 培育, 栽培

idioms:

• grow apart    朝不同方向生长, 变得有隔阂
• grow away from    脱离...生长, 与...疏远
• grow into    长成..., 发展为..., 长得适合于...
• grow on    引起...爱好, 加深影响
• grow out of    因长大而丢弃, 产生于
• grow together    长在一起
• grow up    成长, 逐渐形成

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 生長, 發展, 變成
v. tr. - 種植, 培育, 栽培

idioms:

• grow apart    朝不同方向生長, 變得有隔閡
• grow away from    脫離...生長, 與...疏遠
• grow into    長成..., 發展為..., 長得適合於...
• grow on    引起...愛好, 加深影響
• grow out of    因長大而丟棄, 產生於
• grow together    長在一起
• grow up    成長, 逐漸形成

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 자라다, 커지다, ~하게 되다
v. tr. - 키우다, 덮여 있다

idioms:

• grow apart    (친하던 사람 등이) 멀어지다
• grow away from    멀어지다, 벗어나다
• grow into    ~이 되다, ~에 익숙해지다
• grow on    ~에 점점 익숙해지다, 점점 좋아하게 되다
• grow out of    ~에서 생기다, ~에서 벗어나다
• grow together    상처가 아물다
• grow up    성인이 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 生長する, 生える, 育つ, 増大する, 伸びる, …になる, 生長させる, 栽培する, 伸ばす, おおわれている, 成長する, 大きくなる, 茂る, 作る

idioms:

• grow apart    別々に生長する, だんだん離れる
• grow away from    と疎遠になる
• grow fat    太る
• grow into    …になる, 着られるようになる, 慣れてくる
• grow old    年をとる
• grow on    だんだん好きになる, だんだん勢力を持ってくる
• grow on trees    簡単に手に入る
• grow out of    着られなくなる, から抜け出す, …から生じる
• grow together    一緒に育つ, 緊密になる
• grow up    成長する, 生じる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينمو, يكبر, يظهر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮גדל, צמח, נעשה, התפתח, פרח, נבט‬
v. tr. - ‮גידל, הצמיח, הנביט‬

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