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grow
- pronunciation:
- gro
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- grow up
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
grows, growing, grew, grown |
| definition 1: |
to become larger by the process of natural development; increase.
- synonyms:
- bud, burgeon, enlarge, expand, increase, wax
- antonyms:
- decline, decrease, ebb, shrink, wane
- similar words:
- accrue, accumulate, advance, augment, balloon, bloom, blossom, boom, develop, extend, germinate, intensify, luxuriate, magnify, mature, multiply, progress, pullulate, ripen, rise, sprout, swell
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| definition 2: |
to develop well; flourish.
This plant doesn't grow in the shade.- synonyms:
- bloom, blossom, flourish, luxuriate, prosper, thrive
- similar words:
- advance, bud, burgeon, develop, progress, pullulate, sprout
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| definition 3: |
to gradually become.
The weather grew warmer.- synonyms:
- become
- similar words:
- bud, evolve, get, go, progress, take, wax
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| definition 4: |
to arise or originate.
Her ideas grew from her experience.- synonyms:
- develop, evolve, wax
- similar words:
- become, bloom, blossom, bud, burgeon, originate, pullulate, rise, spring, stem
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| related words: |
age, branch out, breed, brew, build, bulk, enlarge, expand, gather, go, mount, mushroom, pile, regenerate, stand, wear |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make grow.
Farmers grow mainly corn in this region.- synonyms:
- cultivate, nurture, produce, raise
- similar words:
- advance, augment, breed, culture, evolve, expand, extend, generate, magnify, mature, ripen, swell
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| definition 2: |
to allow to grow.
He wants to grow his hair long.- similar words:
- cultivate
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| related words: |
bulk, cut, develop, regenerate |
| phrase: |
grow up |
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