GROW
\ɡɹˈə͡ʊ], \ɡɹˈəʊ], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈəʊ]\
Definitions of GROW
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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cultivate by growing; often involves 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"
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increase in size by natural process; of living matter, such as plants and animals; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
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cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
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become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"
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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"
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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"
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cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
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become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"
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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"
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pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
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increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
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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"
By Princeton University
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To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
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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.
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To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
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To become attached of fixed; to adhere.
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To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
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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.
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To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
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To become attached of fixed; to adhere.
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To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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To cultivate.
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To increase in size by natural organic development; be produced by vegetation; enlarge; flourish; thrive; become; advance.
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Grower.
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Grown.
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Growing.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To cultivate.
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Grower.
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To become enlarged by a natural process: to advance towards maturity: to increase in size: to develop: to become greater in any way: to extend: to improve: to pass from one state to another: to become.
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To cause to grow: to cultivate:-pa.t. grew; pa.p. grown.
By Daniel Lyons
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