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Dictionary: grown   (grōn) pronunciation
v.
Past participle of grow.

adj.
  1. Having full growth; mature: a grown woman.
  2. Produced or cultivated in a certain way or place: locally grown produce.

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adjective

    Having reached full growth and development: adult, big, developed, full-blown, full-fledged, full-grown, grown-up, mature, ripe. Idioms: of age. See youth/age/maturity.

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IN BRIEF: adj. - (of animals) fully developed; arrived at full maturity; Having gradually become.

pronunciation There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown hopeless about them.

Tutor's tip: "Grown" (mature or older) people will certainly "groan" (a sound of pain) if they are hit in the "groin" (where the abdomen and the thighs meet).

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (of animals) fully developed
  Synonyms: adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grownup


 
 
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