Grow

Quick meaning: Grow is a verb meaning (ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.

Meaning

(ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.

More Meanings

1. (ergative, of plants) To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere)
2. (intransitive) To appear or sprout.
3. (intransitive) To develop, to mature.
4. (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
5. (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
6. (intransitive, obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.

Example Sentences

Children grow quickly.

Apples now grow all over the world.

Have you ever grown your hair before?

A long tail began to grow from his backside.

Word Forms

• grows
• growing
• growed
• grown
• growe

Synonyms for grow

Depending on context, synonyms include range, become, get, go, turn, come.

Antonyms for grow

Common opposites include shrink.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include raise, arise, rise, originate, produce, turn.

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