grow up
verb
grew up; grown up; growing up; grows up
intransitive verb
1
a
: to grow toward or arrive at full stature or physical or mental maturity : to progress from childhood toward adulthood
growing up intellectually
grew up in the city
also : to become an adult
She wants to be a doctor when she grows up.
b
: to stop thinking or behaving in a childish way
He should grow up and accept his responsibilities.
2
: to begin to exist and develop as time passes
A number of cities grew up along the river.
Synonyms
- age
- develop
- grow
- mature
- progress
- ripen
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Example Sentences
everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives
Word History
First Known Use
1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
grow up
verb
as in to grow
to become mature everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- grow
- progress
- age
- develop
- mature
- ripen
- flower
- get along
- get on
- bloom
- evolve
- blossom
- soften
- flourish
- mellow
- open
- gray
- bourgeon
- unfold
- advance
- burgeon
- grey
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- decline
- waste (away)
- deteriorate
- worsen
- degenerate
- sink
- decay
- fade
- dry
- wilt
- weaken
- return
- shrivel
- sag
- revert
- wane
- wither
- flag
- droop
- regress
- lapse
- retrogress
- backslide