English to English verb
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pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become | Example:
• The weather turned nasty • She grew angry
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become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain | Example:
• The problem grew too large for me • Her business grew fast
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increase in size by natural process | Example:
• Corn doesn't grow here • In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees • her hair doesn't grow much anymore
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cause to grow or develop | Example:
• He grows vegetables in his backyard
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develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation | Example:
• He matured fast • The child grew fast
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come into existence; take on form or shape | Example:
• 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
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cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques | Example:
• The Bordeaux region produces great red wines • They produce good ham in Parma • We grow wheat here • We raise hogs here
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come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) | Example:
• He grew a beard • The patient developed abdominal pains • I got funny spots all over my body • Well-developed breasts
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grow emotionally or mature | Example:
• 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
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become attached by or as if by the process of growth | Example:
• The tree trunks had grown together
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To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs. | source: webster1913
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To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. | source: webster1913
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