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 Definition of GROW  

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Definitions of 'GROW' Wordnet 

1. (verb) turn, grow
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
"The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"

2. (verb) grow
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
"The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

3. (verb) 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"

4. (verb) grow
cause to grow or develop
"He grows vegetables in his backyard"

5. (verb) mature, maturate, grow
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
"He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

6. (verb) originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, 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"

7. (verb) grow, raise, farm, produce
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"

8. (verb) grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
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"

9. (verb) develop, 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"

10. (verb) grow
become attached by or as if by the process of growth
"The tree trunks had grown together"


Definitions of 'GROW' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (verb) GROW
to increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs

2. (verb) GROW
to increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue

3. (verb) GROW
to spring up and come to matturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries

4. (verb) GROW
to pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale

5. (verb) GROW
to become attached of fixed; to adhere

6. (verb) GROW
to cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco


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