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Grow

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Definitions for Grow

verb
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute
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  1. become
  2. The weather turned nasty
  3. She grew angry
verb
become larger, greater, or bigger
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  1. expand or gain
  2. The problem grew too large for me
  3. Her business grew fast
verb
increase in size by natural process
Examples
  1. Corn doesn't grow here
  2. In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees
  3. her hair doesn't grow much anymore
verb
cause to grow or develop
Examples
  1. He grows vegetables in his backyard
verb
develop and reach maturity
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  1. undergo maturation
  2. He matured fast
  3. The child grew fast
verb
come into existence
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  1. take on form or shape
  2. A new religious movement originated in that country
  3. a love that sprang up from friendship
  4. the idea for the book grew out of a short story
  5. An interesting phenomenon uprose
verb
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
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Examples
  1. The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
  2. They produce good ham in Parma
  3. We grow wheat here
  4. We raise hogs here
verb
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
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  1. He grew a beard
  2. The patient developed abdominal pains
  3. I got funny spots all over my body
  4. Well-developed breasts
verb
grow emotionally or mature
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  1. The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten
  2. When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior
verb
become attached by or as if by the process of growth
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  1. The tree trunks had grown together

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