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grow English

Meaning grow meaning

What does grow mean?
Definitions in simple English

grow Verb

— When things grow they get bigger or change in other ways over time. In time, the boy grew into a man. Every day I grow better and better. The little seed has grown into a big tree. I am a grown man, I can make my own choices in my life now — When you grow something, you help it stay alive and get bigger. I grow flowers in my garden.

grow

— verb (= turn) pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become The weather turned nasty She grew angry — verb become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain The problem grew too large for me Her business grew fast — verb increase in size by natural process Corn doesn't grow here In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees her hair doesn't grow much anymore — verb cause to grow or develop He grows vegetables in his backyard — verb (= mature) develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation He matured fast The child grew fast — verb (= originate, uprise, spring up) 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 — verb (= raise, produce) 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 — verb (= develop, get) 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 — verb (= develop) 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 — verb become attached by or as if by the process of growth The tree trunks had grown together

Synonyms grow synonyms

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grow English » English

increase develop cultivate become sprout rise raise plant expand get grow up mature wax spring up germinate flourish enlarge breed augment thrive swell spread accrue prosper multiply progress produce arise spring rear growth farm extend happen advance ripen maturate get bigger come about cluster bring up turn stem shoot forth shoot originate go branch out be vegetate

Topics grow topics

What do people use grow to talk about?
Person Life Stage of life

Grow, get bigger
States Quantity More

Increase
Universe, creation Plant

Growth of plants
Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Pain
Work and occupation Agriculture

Growing crops
Physical actions Move something Handle something

Extend
States

Big
States Big Long

Tall
Grammar Very Degree

To a larger degree
Work and occupation Agriculture Tend a field

Neglect plants
Person Life Marriage

Romantic love
Person Life Stage of life

Adult
Person Life Stage of life

Old person
Social behavior Behavior Good, moral

Mature in behavior
Social behavior Behavior

Change behavior
Work and occupation Agriculture Growing crops

Growing grain
States Big Thick

Thin thing
Grammar General words Be

Become, change state

Conjugation grow conjugation

How do you conjugate grow?

grow · verb

Examples grow examples

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Simple sentences

Money does not grow on trees.
Children grow up so quickly.
Children grow very quickly.
I grow orchids in my greenhouse.
Did you grow up near a beach?
From acorns grow oaks.
When it is hot weather and enough rain, mushrooms grow.
Tom planted the seeds and then waited for them to grow.
I don't grow celery in my garden.
The grass won't grow.
When I grow up, I want to be a king.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
You must not smoke till you grow up.
Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
The flowers are beginning to grow and everything is becoming green.
When summer is over, the days grow shorter and shorter.
Plants grow quickly after rain.
Apples grow on trees.
I didn't know apple trees grow from seeds.
The roses sometimes grow wild.
Those peasants badly need land to grow rice.
It will soon grow dark.
Lots of low trees grow on the hill.
Fruit trees require a large amount of space in which to grow.
Grapes grow in bunches.
I grow tomatoes in plastic houses.

Movie subtitles

And let your spirit grow!
Brokenwood has to grow.
Her hands grow out of her shoulders.
Promise me that however old we grow together, we will never become like them.
He still has to grow up.
On the battlefield, either you grow up soon or you don't grow up at all!
In fact, since 1998, the federal government is actually paying farmers not to grow it.
This one is used to grow sweet corn.
Each reminder of the mysterious radio transmission made his fantasy grow that much stronger.
As you grow older your smile will become more visible. And people will be more scared of it.
We would live and grow the way corn does in the field, unless.
That's the way the farms grow poorer and collapse.
Looks like barrels grow on trees around here.
It ain't gonna grow back.
Well, we'll grow watermelons. Sun-kissed watermelons.
You gotta grow up sometime.
I've seen them grow up. I knew their parents before them.
I'll grow a moustache by the time you get out of here.
Grow orchids?
You won't grow up to be a big strong boy like grandpa here if you don't eat your din-din, Fred.
Could I persuade you to accept my hospitality until such time as you should grow weary of me?
You're not letting your hair grow again?
When even diamonds grow dull beneath the sparkle of your eyes.
You'll be rich and famous. and I'll always pose for you. and we'll have a fine home and children. and we'll grow old together. and every day I'll love you twice as much as I did the day before.
Since 1998, the federal government is actually paying farmers not to grow it.
And don't forget. abscess makes the heart grow fonder.
Olive trees grow in more fertile spots.
How do the Hurdanos prepare the land to grow their crops?
I look forward to seeing Tomio grow up to be a great man.
Kids can grow up without parents.
That kid'll grow up just fine on his own.
And you must not allow these ideas to grow within you.
But, hornets' nests grow on trees, sir.
Where indeed would you want too grow any beets?
I slowly healed. I let my beard grow as it pleased. as I devoured Balzac whom I'd never read.

News and current affairs

However, this works only if countries like Greece grow their way out of a debt trap or abrogate their deeply entrenched social contracts.
Moreover, intellectually, these women remind us that Western feminism did not have to evolve the way it did, and can still change and grow to embrace a more satisfying and humane definition of equality.
But as these regional economies are now starting to recover, China's exports to them are starting to grow.
Corals grow slowly, so reefs sustaining severe bleaching will not recover before they bleach again.
In fact, all EU countries except Italy and the Netherlands will grow faster.
Humanity needs to learn new ways to produce and use low-carbon energy, grow food sustainably, build livable cities, and manage the global commons of oceans, biodiversity, and the atmosphere.
Stall speed is a terrifying risk for an economy like that of the US, which desperately needs to grow robustly.
As long as Uncle Sam continues to police the world, his children won't grow up.
Moreover, the Middle East's role in the global geopolitics of energy will grow in the coming decades, making it difficult to see how a superpower like the US could simply walk away from the region.
This does not mean that employment in America cannot grow.
The former are necessary to help Union members grow out of their increased public debt, while the latter would help them to address unemployment.
Every policeman knows that when you ignore criminal behavior, criminals grow bolder.
That gap is likely to widen as Europe's demographic profile darkens, and if productivity continues to grow more slowly than elsewhere in the industrial economies.
It was right to encourage a new economy to grow outside these congealed structures.
Europe's leaders recognized that distressed countries' debts would become unmanageable unless their economies could grow, and that growth could not be achieved without assistance.
Public debt continued to grow.
So the good news is that developing countries can continue to grow rapidly even if world trade slows in and there is reduced appetite for capital flows and trade imbalances.
If his administration succeeds, the chances that Africa will remain relatively unscathed will grow.
The idea that the US can grow out of its debt burden, as did Finland and Sweden following their financial crises in the 1990's, seems unrealistic.
The Chinese economy will continue to grow; the Chinese military will continue to modernize; and the Chinese people will remain united in their Great Power aspirations.
Frustration cannot grow faster than opportunity in any country.
Lacking in savings and wanting to grow, the US runs massive current-account and multilateral trade deficits in order to import other countries' surplus savings.
But, as the next growing season approaches, Madi, who is 40, faces a difficult decision: how much cotton should he grow this year?
This year Madi may grow even less cotton, even though the crop is the main source of income for himself, his two wives and his five children.
Such pressure will likely grow, given concerns over Chinese behavior both at home and abroad.

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