grow

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US /ɡroʊ/ 
UK /ɡrəʊ/ 

Oxford Essential Dictionary

grow

 verb (grows, growing, grew /, has grown )

1 to become bigger:
Children grow very quickly.

2 When a plant grows somewhere, it lives there:
Oranges grow in warm countries.

3 to plant something in the ground and look after it:
We grow vegetables in our garden.

4 to allow your hair or nails to grow:
Mark has grown a beard.

5 to become same meaning get:
It was growing dark.

grow into something to get bigger and become something:
Kittens grow into cats.

grow out of something to become too big to do or wear something:
She's grown out of her shoes.

grow up to become an adult; to change from a child to a man or woman:
I want to be a doctor when I grow up.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

grow

grow S1 W1 /ɡrəʊ $ ɡroʊ/ verb (past tense grew /ɡruː/, past participle grown /ɡrəʊn $ ɡroʊn/)
  [Word Family: noun: grower, growth, undergrowth, outgrowth, overgrowth; adjective: growing, grown, overgrown; verb: grow, outgrow]
 [Language: Old English; Origin: growan]
 1. INCREASE 
   a) [intransitive] to increase in amount, size, number, or strength OPP shrink:
   • Support for Mr Thompson is growing.
  grow by
   • Sales of new cars grew by 10% last year.
  grow from/to
   • The number of students at the college has grown from 200 to over 500.
   • A growing number of people are taking part-time jobs.
  grow rapidly/slowly/steadily
   • The economy has grown steadily.
   • Fears are growing for the crew’s safety.
  grow in
   • a city that is still growing in size
   • Skiing has really grown in popularity.
   • There is growing concern about climate change.
   • my growing interest in China
   b) [transitive] to make a business or part of a business bigger and more successful:
   • We want to grow the export side of the business.
  REGISTER
   In everyday English, people usually say an amount or level goes up rather than grows:
   ▪ • Sales went up by 10% last year.
   ▪ • The population of the town has gone up to almost a million.
 2. PERSON/ANIMAL  [intransitive] to become bigger, taller etc over a period of time in the process of becoming an adult OPP shrink:
   • You’ve really grown since I last saw you.
   • Victor seemed to grow taller every day.
  grow 2 inches/5 cm etc
   • Stan grew two inches in six months.
 3. PLANTS 
   a) [intransitive] if plants grow, they exist and develop in a natural way:
   • a tree which will grow well in most types of soil
   • The plants grow wild (=grow without anyone looking after them) by the river.
   b) [transitive] to make plants or crops develop and produce fruit or flowers ⇨ raise:
   • Many families own plots of land to grow food.
   • Britain grows 6,000,000 tonnes of potatoes a year.
   • The growing season is from April to September.
 4. HAIR/NAILS 
   a) [transitive] if you grow your hair or nails, you do not cut them:
   • I’ve decided to grow my hair long.
  grow a beard/moustache
   b) [intransitive] when hair or nails grow, they become longer
 5. BECOME 
   a) [I always + adj] to change and become different quite slowly:
   • The sound was growing louder.
   • Her tastes have changed as she’s grown older.
   • Donna has grown tired of being a model.
   • Gradually, Fiona’s eyes grew used to the darkness (=she gradually became able to see a little better).
   b) [intransitive] to gradually change your opinions and have a feeling that you did not have before
  grow to like/hate/respect etc
   • After a while the kids grew to like Mr Cox.
   • the city he had grown to love
  REGISTER
   In everyday English, people usually say get older/tired/angry etc rather than grow older/tired/angry etc, which sounds rather literary:
   ▪ • The sound was getting louder.
 6. IMPROVE  [intransitive] to gradually become better, bigger etc
  grow as
   • She’s grown tremendously as a musician.
 7. it/money doesn’t grow on trees spoken used to say that you should not waste money
 grow apart phrasal verb
   if two people grow apart, their relationship becomes less close:
   • The couple had been growing apart for years.
 grow into somebody/something phrasal verb
  1. to develop over time and become a particular kind of person or thing:
   • Sue grew into a lovely young woman.
   • The two-part show has grown into a full-fledged series.
  2. to gradually learn how to do a job or deal with a situation successfully:
   • She will grow into her new role over the next few months.
  3. if a child grows into clothes, he or she becomes big enough to wear them
 grow on somebody phrasal verb
   if something grows on you, you gradually like it more and more:
   • I hated his music at first, but it grows on you.
 grow out phrasal verb
   if you grow out a hairstyle, or if it grows out, you gradually grow your hair until the style disappears
  grow something ↔ out
   • I’m growing my fringe out.
 grow out of something phrasal verb
  1. if a child grows out of clothes, he or she becomes too big to wear them SYN outgrow
  2. if someone grows out of something, they stop doing it as they get older SYN outgrow:
   • Mike finally seems to be growing out of his rebelliousness.
  3. to develop or happen as a result of something else that happened or existed:
   • His art grew out of his love of nature.
   • legislation which grew out of concern over the increasing crime rate
 grow up phrasal verb
  1. to develop from being a child to being an adult:
   • What do you want to be when you grow up?
   • I grew up in Chicago.
  2. grow up! spoken used to tell someone to behave in a more responsible way, like an adult
  3. to start to exist or develop gradually:
   • Trading settlements grew up by the river.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grow

grow[growgrowsgrewgrowinggrown] [ɡrəʊ] [ɡroʊ]verb(grew  [ɡruː];  [ɡruː]grown  [ɡrəʊn];  [ɡroʊn])

 

INCREASE

 

1. intransitive to increase in size, number, strength or quality

• The company profits grew by 5% last year.

• Fears are growing for the safety of a teenager who disappeared a week ago.

• There is growing opposition to the latest proposals.

• Shortage of water is a growing problem.

• The performance improved as their confidence grew.

~ in sth The family has grown in size recently.

• She is growing in confidence all the time.

+ adj. The company is growing bigger all the time.  

 

OF PERSON/ANIMAL

 

2. intransitive to become bigger or taller and develop into an adult

• You've grown since the last time I saw you!

• Nick's grown almost an inch in the last month.

• The puppies grow quickly during the first six months.

• A growing child needs plenty of sleep.

+ adj. to grow bigger/taller  

 

OF PLANT

 

3. intransitive, transitive to exist and develop in a particular place; to make plants grow

• The region is too dry for plants to grow.

• These roses grow to a height of 6 feet.

• Tomatoes grow best in direct sunlight.

~ sth I didn't know they grew rice in France.

• I grew all these flowers from one packet of seeds.

see also  home-grown  

 

OF HAIR/NAILS

 

4. intransitive, transitive to become longer; to allow sth to become longer by not cutting it

• I've decided to let my hair grow.

~ sth I've decided to grow my hair.

• I didn't recognize him— he's grown a beard.  

 

BECOME/BEGIN

 

5. linking verb + adj. to begin to have a particular quality or feeling over a period of time

• to grow old/bored/calm

• As time went on he grew more and more impatient.

• The skies grew dark and it began to rain.

6. intransitive ~ to do sth to gradually begin to do sth

• I'm sure you'll grow to like her in time.

• He grew to understand her reasons for leaving.  

DEVELOP SKILLS

 

7. intransitive ~ (as sth) (of a person) to develop and improve particular qualities or skills

• She continues to grow as an artist.

• A secure background will help a child to grow emotionally.  

 

BUSINESS

 

8. transitive ~ sth to increase the size, quality or number of sth

• We are trying to grow the business.

more at absence makes the heart grow fonder at  absence, not let the grass grow under your feet at  grass  n.

see great/tall oaks from little acorns grow at  oak

Idiom: it doesn't grow on trees

Derived: grow apart  grow away from somebody  grow back  grow into something  grow on somebody  grow out  grow out of something  grow something out  grow up

 

Word Origin:

Old English grōwan (originally referring chiefly to plants), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeien, also to grass  and green.

 

Thesaurus:

grow verb

1. I

• Company profits grew by 5% last year.

rise • • increase • • climb • • expand • • escalate • |especially spoken go up

Opp: shrink

grow/rise/increase/go up in price, number, etc.

grow/rise/increase/climb/expand/go up by 10%, 2 000, etc.

grow/rise/increase/climb/expand/escalate/go up from 20 to 50

grow/rise/increase/climb/expand/go up slightly/steadily/slowly/rapidly/dramatically

2. T

• I didn't know they grew rice in Spain.

farm • • plant • |formal cultivate

grow/plant/cultivate crops

be organically/intensively grown/farmed/cultivated

3. linking verb

• He grew more impatient as time went on.

become • • get • • come • • turn

grow/become/get/turn cold/warm/chilly

grow/become/get fat/old/angry/hungry/tired

grow/become/get used/accustomed to sth

grow/get/come to know/like sb/sth

 

Example Bank:

• I'm sure you'll grow to like her in time.

• She grew braver with time.

• A rose had been allowed to grow unchecked up one of the walls.

• A rose in full bloom had been allowed to grow unchecked up one of the walls.

• As the island subsided the reef grew upwards and outwards.

• Her media empire grew from quite small beginnings.

• I want to let my hair grow.

• Profits are expected to grow by 10% next year.

• She continued to grow in confidence

• She decided to let her hair grow.

• Small acorns grow into great oak trees.

• The Chinese economy has grown at a record pace.

• The business has grown exponentially over the past ten years.

• The small puppy quickly grew into a very large dog.

• The town grew into a city.

• The tree grew from a small acorn.

• These plants can grow to a height of six feet.

• Well before a billionth of a second had elapsed the universe started to grow exponentially.

• a plant which is easy to grow

• an attractive plant which is very hardy and easy to grow

• organically grown produce

• the nettles that grew thickly around the house

• I didn't know they grew rice in Spain.

• Their performance improved as their confidence grew.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grow

grow (BECOME) /grəʊ/ US /groʊ/
verb
1 grow tired/old/calm, etc. to gradually become tired/old/calm, etc:
He grew bored of the countryside.
Growing old is so awful.

2 grow to do sth to gradually start to do something:
I've grown to like her over the months.

grow (INCREASE) /grəʊ/ US /groʊ/
verb grew, grown
1 [I or L or T] to increase in size or amount, or to become more advanced or developed:
Children grow so quickly.
This plant grows best in the shade.
She's grown three centimetres this year.
Football's popularity continues to grow.
The labour force is expected to grow by 2% next year.
The male deer grows large branching horns called antlers.

2 [I or T] If your hair or nails grow, or if you grow them, they become longer:
Lottie wants to grow her hair long.
Are you growing a beard?
Golly, your hair's grown!

3 [I] If a plant grows in a particular place, it exists and develops there:
There were roses growing up against the wall of the cottage.

4 [T] If you grow a plant, you put it in the ground and take care of it, usually in order to sell it:
The villagers grow coffee and maize to sell in the market.

grower /ˈgrəʊ.əʳ/ US /ˈgroʊ.ɚ/
noun [C]
1 a person who grows large amounts of a particular plant or crop in order to sell them

2 a plant that grows in a particular way:
The new varieties of wheat are good growers even in poor soil.

growing /ˈgrəʊ.ɪŋ/ US /ˈgroʊ-/
adjective
increasing in size or quantity:
There is a growing awareness of the seriousness of this disease.
A growing boy needs his food.

grown /grəʊn/ US /groʊn/
adjective
a grown man/woman an adult:
I don't like to see a grown man in tears.

growth /grəʊθ/ US /groʊθ/
noun
1 [U] The growth of a person, animal or plant is its process of increasing in size:
A balanced diet is essential for healthy growth.
Plant growth is most noticeable in spring and early summer.

2 [U] an increase in the size or the importance of something:
The government is trying to limit population growth.
The rapid growth of opposition to the plan has surprised the council.
Electronic publishing is a growth area (= an area of activity that is increasing in size and developing quickly).

3 [C] a lump growing on the outside or inside of a person, animal or plant which is caused by a disease:
a cancerous growth on the liver

4 [C or U] something which has grown:
Graham came back from holiday with a week's growth of beard on his chin.

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

grow

[gro͟ʊ]
 
 grows, growing, grew, grown
 1) VERB When people, animals, and plants grow, they increase in size and change physically over a period of time.
  We stop growing at maturity.
 2) VERB If a plant or tree grows in a particular place, it is alive there.
  The station had roses growing at each end of the platform.
 3) VERB If you grow a particular type of plant, you put seeds or young plants in the ground and look after them as they develop.
  [V n] I always grow a few red onions...
  [V n] Lettuce was grown by the Ancient Romans.
 4) VERB When someone's hair grows, it gradually becomes longer. Your nails also grow.
  Then the hair began to grow again and I felt terrific.
 5) VERB If someone grows their hair, or grows a beard or moustache, they stop cutting their hair or shaving so that their hair becomes longer. You can also grow your nails.
  [V n] I'd better start growing my hair.
 6) VERB If someone grows mentally, they change and develop in character or attitude.
  They began to grow as persons.
 7) V-LINK You use grow to say that someone or something gradually changes until they have a new quality, feeling, or attitude.
  [V adj] I grew a little afraid of the guy next door...
  [V adj] He's growing old...
  [V to-inf] He grew to love his work.
 8) VERB If an amount, feeling, or problem grows, it becomes greater or more intense.
  The number of unemployed people in Poland has grown by more than a quarter in the last month...
  Opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate.
  [V-ing] ...a growing number of immigrants.
 9) VERB If one thing grows into another, it develops or changes until it becomes that thing.
  [V into n] The boys grew into men...
  [V into n] This political row threatens to grow into a full blown crisis.
 10) VERB If something such as an idea or a plan grows out of something else, it develops from it.
  [V out of n] The idea for this book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster.
 11) VERB If the economy or a business grows, it increases in wealth, size, or importance.
  The economy continues to grow.
  [V-ing] ...a fast growing business.
 12) V-ERG If a crystal grows, or if a scientist grows it, it forms from a solution.
  ...crystals that grow in cavities in the rock...
  [V n] We tried to grow some copper sulphate crystals with our children.
 13) → See also grown
  Phrasal Verbs:
  - grow apart
  - grow away from
  - grow into
  - grow on
  - grow out
  - grow out of
  - grow up