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grow

  • verb
  • /ˈɡɹəʊ/

To become larger, to increase in magnitude.

Example

“Children grow quickly.”

Other meanings

  1. To undergo growth; to be present somewhere

    “Apples now grow all over the world.”

  2. To appear or sprout.

    “Leaf buds grew on the trees with the advance of spring.”

Synonyms

  • turn

Antonyms

  • shrink

Related words

  • Babygro
  • degrow
  • edgrow
  • ever-growing
  • fast-growing
  • forgrow
  • fungus-growing ant
  • growability
  • growable
  • grow a custom
  • grow a pair
  • grow apart

Example sentences

  • “The early fig grows under the leaf.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

  • “Bacteria can grow in a blocked pore.”

    Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

  • “Will the economy grow faster next year?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "grōwan" (to grow, increase, flourish, germinate).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “grow” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.