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grow

/ grow /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
fledge feather regrow spring sprout
Derived:
acquiring getting growth growing maturation
Verb group:
develop acquire evolve
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
"The problem grew too large for me"
"Her business grew fast"
Type of:
increase
Kinds of:
hypertrophy rise go up climb enlarge
Derived:
increase increment growth
See also:
grow over creep grow up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
increase in size by natural process
"Corn doesn''t grow here"
"In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
Type of:
develop
Kinds of:
cut ankylose ancylose undergrow exfoliate
Derived:
growth growing maturation development ontogeny
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 4
cause to grow or develop
"He grows vegetables in his backyard"
Type of:
develop make grow
Kinds of:
vegetate rotate swell germinate root
Derived:
growth growing maturation development ontogeny
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
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"
Type of:
cultivate
Kinds of:
carry overproduce keep
Derived:
produce green goods green groceries garden truck farm
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
farming agriculture husbandry
verb Sense 6
become attached by or as if by the process of growth
"The tree trunks had grown together"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 7
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
"The weather turned nasty"
"She grew angry"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
bald turn
Derived:
emergence outgrowth growth turn turn of events
Verb group:
change state turn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
verb Sense 8
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"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
outgrow make
Derived:
development evolution
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 9
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
"He matured fast"
"The child grew fast"
Type of:
develop
Kinds of:
ripen find oneself find grow up
Derived:
growth growing maturation development ontogeny
Entails:
senesce age get on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 10
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"
Type of:
become
Kinds of:
resurge come forth emerge come follow
Derived:
emergence outgrowth growth origin origination
Verb group:
develop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
93%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
99
Times Searched
3
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change fledge feather regrow spring sprout increase hypertrophy rise go up climb enlarge