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- pronunciation:
- gro
- phrases:
- grow up
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
grows, growing, grew, grown |
| definition 1: |
to become larger by natural development; increase.
A baby grows fast in its first weeks after birth.
- antonyms:
- ebb, wane
- similar words:
- bloom, blossom, develop, germinate, mature, ripen, rise, sprout, swell, wax
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| definition 2: |
to stay alive and healthy.
This plant doesn't grow in the shade.- synonyms:
- blossom, flourish, prosper, thrive
- similar words:
- advance, bud, develop, progress, sprout
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| definition 3: |
to become.
The weather grew warmer.Eventually, the boy grew jealous of his baby sister.- synonyms:
- become
- similar words:
- bud, evolve, get, go, progress, take
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| definition 4: |
to come from or develop from.
Sandy's ideas about children grew from her experiences as a teacher.- synonyms:
- develop, evolve
- similar words:
- become, bloom, blossom, bud, originate, rise, stem
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| definition 5: |
to make grow.
The farmer grows corn and beans.- synonyms:
- cultivate, produce, raise
- similar words:
- advance, augment, breed, evolve, expand, extend, generate, magnify, mature, ripen, swell
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| related words: |
branch out, brew, build, cut, develop, enlarge, expand, go, mount, mushroom, stand |
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| phrase: |
grow up |
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