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G0288000 (grō)v. grew (gro͞o), grown (grōn), grow·ing, grows v.intr.1. To increase in size by a natural process.2. a. To expand; gain: The business grew under new owners.b. To increase in amount or degree; intensify: The suspense grew.3. To develop and reach maturity.4. To be capable of growth; thrive: a plant that grows in shade.5. To become attached by or as if by the process of growth: tree trunks that had grown together.6. To come into existence from a source; spring up: love that grew from friendship.7. To come to be by a gradual process or by degrees; become: grow angry; grow closer.v.tr.1. To cause to grow; raise: grow tulips.2. To allow (something) to develop or increase by a natural process: grow a beard.3. Usage Problem To cause to increase or expand by concerted effort: strategies that grew the family business.Phrasal Verbs: grow into1. To develop so as to become: A boy grows into a man.2. To develop or change so as to fit: She grew into her job. He grew into the relationship slowly. grow on (or upon)1. To become gradually more evident to: A feeling of distrust grew on me.2. To become gradually more pleasurable or acceptable to: a taste that grows on a person. grow up To become an adult.Idiom: grow out of To develop or come into existence from: an article that grew out of a few scribbled notes.

[Middle English growen, from Old English grōwan; see ghrē- in Indo-European roots.]

grow′er n.grow′ing·ly adv.Usage Note: Grow is most often used as an intransitive verb, as in The corn grew fast or Our business has been growing steadily for 10 years. This use dates back to the Middle Ages. In the 1700s, a transitive sense arose with the meaning "to produce or cultivate," as in We grow corn in our garden. Then, starting in the late 1900s, people began to use grow with a nonliving thing or even an abstraction as the direct object, often in the context of politics or business, as in One of our key strategies is to grow our business by increasing the number of clients. This trend was widely criticized. In 1992, only 20 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the sentence above, and only 48 percent accepted We've got to grow our way out of this recession. These usages remain common, however, and resistance to them has lessened: in 2014, 60 percent of the Panel accepted the grow our business sentence, and 65 percent accepted the grow our way out of the recession sentence. But Panelists strongly frown upon the phrase grow down, probably because it seems oxymoronic: 96 percent of the Panel found it unacceptable.

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(ɡrəʊ) vb, grows, growing, grew (ɡruː) or grown (ɡrəʊn) 1. (Biology) (of an organism or part of an organism) to increase in size or develop (hair, leaves, or other structures)2. (intr; usually foll by out of or from) to originate, as from an initial cause or source: the federation grew out of the Empire. 3. (intr) to increase in size, number, degree, etc: the population is growing rapidly. 4. (intr) to change in length or amount in a specified direction: some plants grow downwards; profits over the years grew downwards. 5. (copula; may take an infinitive) (esp of emotions, physical states, etc) to develop or come into existence or being gradually: to grow cold; to grow morose; he grew to like her. 6. (usually foll by: up) to come into existence: a close friendship grew up between them. 7. (foll by: together) to be joined gradually by or as by growth: the branches on the tree grew together. 8. (intr; foll by away, together, etc) to develop a specified state of friendship: the lovers grew together gradually; many friends grow apart over the years. 9. (when: intr, foll by with) to become covered with a growth: the path grew with weeds. 10. (Agriculture) to produce (plants) by controlling or encouraging their growth, esp for home consumption or on a commercial basis[Old English grōwan; related to Old Norse grōa, Old Frisian grōia, Old High German gruoen; see green, grass]

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v. grew, grown, grow•ing. v.i. 1. to increase in size by a natural process of development. 2. to come into being and develop: a plant that grows wild here. 3. to form and increase in size by a process of inorganic accretion, as by crystallization. 4. to arise or issue as a natural development: Our friendship grew from common interests. 5. to increase gradually in size, amount, etc.; expand: Her influence has grown. 6. to become gradually attached or united by or as if by growth. 7. to come to be by degrees; become: to grow old. v.t. 8. to cause to grow: They grow corn; to grow a business. 9. to allow to grow: to grow a beard. 10. to cover with a growth (used in the passive): a field grown with corn. 11. grow into, a. to become large or tall enough to wear (an item of clothing). b. to become mature or experienced enough to handle. 12. grow on or upon, a. to increase in influence or effect. b. to become gradually more liked or accepted by. 13. grow out of, a. to become too large or mature for; outgrow. b. to originate in; develop from. 14. grow up, a. to be or become fully grown; attain maturity. b. to come into existence; arise. [before 900; Middle English; Old English grōwan, c. Middle Dutch groeyen, Old High German grouwan, Old Norse grōa]

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1. 'grow'

When children or young animals grow, they become bigger or taller. The past tense of grow is grew. The -ed participle is grown.

The doctor will check that the baby is growing normally.The plant grew to a height of over 1 metre.Has he grown any taller?2. 'grow up'

When someone grows up, they gradually change from a child into an adult.

He grew up in Cambridge.They grew up at a time when there was no television.

Be Careful!
Don't confuse the verbs grow up and bring up. If you bring up a child, you look after it as it grows up. Don't say 'grow up a child'.

We thought the village was the perfect place to bring up a family.See bring up - raise - educate3. used to mean 'become'

Grow is also used to mean 'become'.

He's growing old.The sky grew dark.See become4. 'grow to'

If you grow to feel or think something, you gradually start to feel or think it.

After a few months, I grew to hate my job.See get to - grow to

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Past participle: grown
Gerund: growing

Imperative
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Present
I grow
you grow
he/she/it grows
we grow
you grow
they grow

Preterite
I grew
you grew
he/she/it grew
we grew
you grew
they grew

Present Continuous
I am growing
you are growing
he/she/it is growing
we are growing
you are growing
they are growing

Present Perfect
I have grown
you have grown
he/she/it has grown
we have grown
you have grown
they have grown

Past Continuous
I was growing
you were growing
he/she/it was growing
we were growing
you were growing
they were growing

Past Perfect
I had grown
you had grown
he/she/it had grown
we had grown
you had grown
they had grown

Future
I will grow
you will grow
he/she/it will grow
we will grow
you will grow
they will grow

Future Perfect
I will have grown
you will have grown
he/she/it will have grown
we will have grown
you will have grown
they will have grown

Future Continuous
I will be growing
you will be growing
he/she/it will be growing
we will be growing
you will be growing
they will be growing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been growing
you have been growing
he/she/it has been growing
we have been growing
you have been growing
they have been growing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been growing
you will have been growing
he/she/it will have been growing
we will have been growing
you will have been growing
they will have been growing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been growing
you had been growing
he/she/it had been growing
we had been growing
you had been growing
they had been growing

Conditional
I would grow
you would grow
he/she/it would grow
we would grow
you would grow
they would grow

Past Conditional
I would have grown
you would have grown
he/she/it would have grown
we would have grown
you would have grown
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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	grow - pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"turnchange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"bald - grow bald; lose hair on one's head; "He is balding already"change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"turn - change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early"
	2.	grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"hypertrophy - undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids"go up, rise, climb - increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"enlarge - become larger or biggeraugment - grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"vegetate - grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"mushroom - grow and spread fast; "The problem mushroomed"grow over, overgrow - grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio"stretch - become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"expand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"flourish, thrive, expand, boom - grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"proliferate - grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"lengthen - become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"branch, ramify - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"burgeon - grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"root - take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"prove, rise - increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"expand, spread out - extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"grow up - become an adult
	3.	grow - 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"cut - grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"ancylose, ankylose - undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose"undergrow - grow below something; "The moss undergrew the stone patio"exfoliate - grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate"vegetate - grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"vegetate - produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously"grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"twin - grow as twins; "twin crystals"develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, sprout, spud, pullulate, shoot - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
	4.	grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"grow - 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"vegetate - establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house"culture - grow in a special preparation; "the biologist grows microorganisms"rotate - plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"make grow, develop - cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"swell - cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood"germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"root - cause to take roots
	5.	grow - develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"maturate, matureripen - grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"find oneself, find - accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself"develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"grow up - become an adult
	6.	grow - 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"arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, risedevelop - be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration"resurge - rise again; "His need for a meal resurged"; "The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years"come forth, emerge - happen or occur as a result of somethingcome, follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"well up, swell - come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things); "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it"head - take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
	7.	grow - 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"farm, produce, raisefarming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stockcarry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"overproduce - produce in excess; produce more than needed or wantedcultivate - foster the growth ofkeep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"
	8.	grow - 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"acquire, develop, produce, getfledge, feather - grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"regrow - grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption; "parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow"; "some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury"spring - develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"sprout, stock - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"tiller, stool - grow shoots in the form of stools or tillersleaf - produce leaves, of plantspod - produce pods, of plantsteethe - grow teeth; cut the baby teeth; "The little one is teething now"pupate - develop into a pupa; "the insect larva pupate"work up, get up - develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite"cut - have grow through the gums; "The baby cut a tooth"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"develop, evolve, acquire - gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
	9.	grow - 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"developchange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"outgrow - grow too large or too mature for; "I have outgrown these clothes"; "She outgrew her childish habits"make - develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"
	10.	grow - become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

grow

verb1. develop, fill out, get bigger, get taller We stop growing once we reach maturity.
develop fail, shrink, diminish, decrease, dwindle, lessen, wane, subside2. get bigger, spread, swell, extend, stretch, expand, widen, enlarge, multiply, thicken An inoperable tumour was growing in his brain.3. spring up, shoot up, develop, flourish, sprout, germinate, vegetate The station had roses growing at each end of the platform.4. cultivate, produce, raise, farm, breed, nurture, propagate I always grow a few red onions in my allotment.5. become, get, turn, come to be He's growing old.6. originate, spring, arise, stem, issue The idea for this book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster.7. improve, advance, progress, succeed, expand, thrive, flourish, prosper The economy continues to grow.grow into something or someone become, turn into, develop (into), come to be He's grown into a very good-looking young man.

grow

verb1. To make or become greater or larger:aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.Informal: beef up.2. To bring into existence and foster the development of:breed, cultivate, propagate, raise.3. To bring or come to full development:age, develop, maturate, mature, mellow, ripen.4. To come to be:become, come, get, turn (out), wax.

Translations

生长蓄长长大长成使留长

grow

(grəu) – past tense grew (gruː) : past participle grown – verb1. (of plants) to develop. Carrots grow well in this soil.生长2. to become bigger, longer etc. My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.长大3. to cause or allow to grow. He has grown a beard. 使留长，蓄长 4. (with into) to change into, in becoming mature. Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.长成5. to become. It's growing dark.渐渐变得ˈgrower noun a person who grows (plants etc). a tomato-grower.种植者grown adjective adult. a grown man; fully grown. 成年的，成熟的 growth (-θ) noun1. the act or process of growing, increasing, developing etc. the growth of trade unionism. 生长，发展，成长 2. something that has grown. a week's growth of beard. 生长物，长成物，产物 3. the amount by which something grows. to measure the growth of a plant.生长量4. something unwanted which grows. a cancerous growth. 瘤，赘生物 ˈgrown-ˈup noun an adult. 成年人grown-up adjective mature; adult; fully grown. Her children are grown up now; a grown-up daughter. 长大的，成熟的 grow on to gradually become liked. I didn't like the painting at first, but it has grown on me.渐渐使人爱好grow up to become an adult. I'm going to be an engine-driver when I grow up.长大

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