grownadj.

Brit.

/ɡrəʊn/, U.S.

/ɡroʊn/

Etymology: Past participle of grow v., see for forms.

a. Advanced in growth; increased in size, degree, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increased

grown1340

added?a1425

multiplied1463

increased1552

amplified1573

vantaged1578

augmented1605

swelleda1616

swollena1631

auct1652

improved1661

aggrandized1689

manifolded1767

jacked-up1920

1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 133 Eueri grene growe tre þat on þe ground spronge Hadde bremliche a brid þe braunchus alofte.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. iv. 28 There the growne Serpent lyes, the worme that's fled.

1616 T. Gainsford Rich Cabinet f. 124^v Reason teacheth the Gardner to cut his growne herbes, and not pull them vp by the rootes.

1692 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §37 This is now so grown a Vice, and has so great Supports, that I know not whether it do not put in for the Name of Vertue.

b. Of a crystal: produced by growing (grow v. 14f).

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the world > matter > chemistry > crystallography (general) > other reactions or processes > [adjective] > crystal growth

grown1911

1911 Encycl. Brit. VII. 584/1 The pitted and cavernous faces of artificially grown crystals of sodium chloride and of bismuth are..a result of rapid growth.

1962 J. H. Simpson & R. S. Richards Physical Princ. Junction Transistors iii. 46 The manufacture of n-p-n grown-junction transistors.

1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) VII. 318/2 There are several variations of the grown-junction technique. The simplest consists of successively adding different types of impurities to the melt from which the semiconductor crystal is being grown.

2. Arrived at maturity; grown-up. See also full-grown adj. †grown years: mature, ripe years.For examples of the predicative use, see grow v. 6b.

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the world > people > person > adult > [adjective]

mucha1154

of (formerly also at, to) agec1300

perfect agec1384

full-growna1393

ripea1393

greatc1515

adult1531

maturate1556

mellowed1575

mellow1592

full-aged1596

mature1609

timed1611

grown-upa1640

adulted1645

grown1645

upgrown1667

matured1805

coming of age1858

the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > adulthood or maturity

full eldOE

agec1275

douthc1275

full agec1390

maturitya1475

years?1532

just age1541

just years1541

consistencea1613

grown years1645

legal age1658

adultness1663

adultagea1670

muttonhood1841

adulthood1850

1645 J. Cotton Way Churches New-Eng. 9 The Lords Supper, whereto persons of growner yeares, and fit to examine themselves, are invited.

1690 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §12 I saw lately a Pair of China Shoes, which I was told were for a grown Woman.., they would scarce have been big enough for one of our little Girls.

1735 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. V. 6 The grown and robust men formed the second class.

1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen To Rdr. p. xvii Instructions to grown horsemen.

1823 W. Scott in Notes & Queries (1898) 9th Ser. I. 264/1 They are really fitter for grown people than for children.

1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone II. 91 I wish I had..never cared for you as a child, never watched over you as a grown girl.

3. Of the sea: Swollen, running high.

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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [adjective] > running high, surging, or rolling

wallingOE

waveringc1425

surging1566

trilling1567

wambling1581

grown1600

surgeful1612

sourcinga1660

washing1697

flashing1744

under-rolling1745

jawing1802

rolly1885

1600 R. Hakluyt tr. G. B. Ramusio in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) III. 420 We found the wind so boystrous and contrary, and the sea so growen.

1730 W. Wriglesworth MS. Log-bk. of ‘Lyell’ 4 May A very hollow grown Sea from the N.W.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Grown-sea, when the waves have full influence of a gale.

4. Of corn: That has sprouted in the ear after reaching maturity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [adjective] > of cereal plants > grown

spindled1604

grown1699

1699 Poor Man's Plea against Price of Corn 11 The Corn being ill cur'd, was wet, and grown, and soft, and what not.

1750 W. Ellis Country Housewife's Family Compan. 8 What we call grown Wheat, in Hertfordshire, is that which is damaged in the Field by extra~ordinary wet Weather..then..for want of a free Air and Sun the Kernels grow and sprout before the Wheat is fit to be reaped.

1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. v. 67 If anybody will tell me how to turn grown wheat into wholesome wheat.

Derivatives

ˈgrownness n. the state or condition of being (over-)grown.

ΚΠ

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 47 He thocht ewer to haue excussit him self for his grownes and unhabilietie.

1747 tr. Mem. Nutrebian Court II. 98 From his low stature, and thick growness [sic], she stiled him, The little great captain of the rabble.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grown
释义	grownadj. Brit. /ɡrəʊn/, U.S. /ɡroʊn/ Etymology: Past participle of grow v., see for forms. 1. a. Advanced in growth; increased in size, degree, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increased grown1340 added?a1425 multiplied1463 increased1552 amplified1573 vantaged1578 augmented1605 swelleda1616 swollena1631 auct1652 improved1661 aggrandized1689 manifolded1767 jacked-up1920 1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 133 Eueri grene growe tre þat on þe ground spronge Hadde bremliche a brid þe braunchus alofte. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iii. iv. 28 There the growne Serpent lyes, the worme that's fled. View more context for this quotation 1616 T. Gainsford Rich Cabinet f. 124^v Reason teacheth the Gardner to cut his growne herbes, and not pull them vp by the rootes. 1692 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §37 This is now so grown a Vice, and has so great Supports, that I know not whether it do not put in for the Name of Vertue. b. Of a crystal: produced by growing (grow v. 14f). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > crystallography (general) > other reactions or processes > [adjective] > crystal growth grown1911 1911 Encycl. Brit. VII. 584/1 The pitted and cavernous faces of artificially grown crystals of sodium chloride and of bismuth are..a result of rapid growth. 1962 J. H. Simpson & R. S. Richards Physical Princ. Junction Transistors iii. 46 The manufacture of n-p-n grown-junction transistors. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) VII. 318/2 There are several variations of the grown-junction technique. The simplest consists of successively adding different types of impurities to the melt from which the semiconductor crystal is being grown. 2. Arrived at maturity; grown-up. See also full-grown adj. †grown years: mature, ripe years.For examples of the predicative use, see grow v. 6b. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > adult > [adjective] mucha1154 of (formerly also at, to) agec1300 perfect agec1384 full-growna1393 ripea1393 greatc1515 adult1531 maturate1556 mellowed1575 mellow1592 full-aged1596 mature1609 timed1611 grown-upa1640 adulted1645 grown1645 upgrown1667 matured1805 coming of age1858 the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > adulthood or maturity full eldOE agec1275 douthc1275 full agec1390 maturitya1475 years?1532 just age1541 just years1541 consistencea1613 grown years1645 legal age1658 adultness1663 adultagea1670 muttonhood1841 adulthood1850 1645 J. Cotton Way Churches New-Eng. 9 The Lords Supper, whereto persons of growner yeares, and fit to examine themselves, are invited. 1690 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §12 I saw lately a Pair of China Shoes, which I was told were for a grown Woman.., they would scarce have been big enough for one of our little Girls. 1735 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. V. 6 The grown and robust men formed the second class. 1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen To Rdr. p. xvii Instructions to grown horsemen. 1823 W. Scott in Notes & Queries (1898) 9th Ser. I. 264/1 They are really fitter for grown people than for children. 1894 S. Baring-Gould Kitty Alone II. 91 I wish I had..never cared for you as a child, never watched over you as a grown girl. 3. Of the sea: Swollen, running high. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [adjective] > running high, surging, or rolling wallingOE waveringc1425 surging1566 trilling1567 wambling1581 grown1600 surgeful1612 sourcinga1660 washing1697 flashing1744 under-rolling1745 jawing1802 rolly1885 1600 R. Hakluyt tr. G. B. Ramusio in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) III. 420 We found the wind so boystrous and contrary, and the sea so growen. 1730 W. Wriglesworth MS. Log-bk. of ‘Lyell’ 4 May A very hollow grown Sea from the N.W. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Grown-sea, when the waves have full influence of a gale. 4. Of corn: That has sprouted in the ear after reaching maturity. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [adjective] > of cereal plants > grown spindled1604 grown1699 1699 Poor Man's Plea against Price of Corn 11 The Corn being ill cur'd, was wet, and grown, and soft, and what not. 1750 W. Ellis Country Housewife's Family Compan. 8 What we call grown Wheat, in Hertfordshire, is that which is damaged in the Field by extra~ordinary wet Weather..then..for want of a free Air and Sun the Kernels grow and sprout before the Wheat is fit to be reaped. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. v. 67 If anybody will tell me how to turn grown wheat into wholesome wheat. Derivatives ˈgrownness n. the state or condition of being (over-)grown. ΚΠ a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 47 He thocht ewer to haue excussit him self for his grownes and unhabilietie. 1747 tr. Mem. Nutrebian Court II. 98 From his low stature, and thick growness [sic], she stiled him, The little great captain of the rabble. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1340
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