phrasal verb

TELL SOMEBODY NEWS fill somebody ↔ in to tell someone about recent events, especially because they have been away from a place
fill somebody ↔ in on
I think you’d better fill me in on what’s been happening.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

fill sb in — phrasal verb with fill / fɪl / verb

to give someone extra or missing information:

I filled her in on the latest gossip.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

3) PHRASAL VERB If you fill someone in, you give them more details about something that you know about. [INFORMAL]
[V n P] I didn't give Reid all the details yet - I'll fill him in...
[V n P on n] He filled her in on Wilbur Kantor's visit.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

3) PHRASAL VERB If you fill someone in, you give them more details about something that you know about. [INFORMAL]
[V n P] I didn't give Reid all the details yet - I'll fill him in...
[V n P on n] He filled her in on Wilbur Kantor's visit.

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go through sth

US

/ɡoʊ/

UK

/ɡəʊ/

to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation

Persian equivalent:

Click here.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme:

experiencing and suffering

Level:

B2 (Upper-intermediate)

Region:

American English

British English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

go through

go through phrasal verb (see also go)
1. DIFFICULT/UNPLEASANT SITUATION go through something to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation, feeling etc:
When you’re going through a crisis, it often helps to talk to someone.
He’s going through a divorce at the moment.
It is devastating for a parent to watch a child go through misery.
2. PROCESS go through something to experience a particular process:
Candidates must go through a process of selection.
Caterpillars go through several stages of growth.
3. USE go through something to use up money or a supply of something:
We went through five pints of milk last week.
4. LAW go through (something) if a law goes through, or goes through Parliament, it is officially accepted
5. DEAL/AGREEMENT if a deal or agreement goes through, it is officially accepted and agreed:
He accepted the offer and the deal went through.
The sale of the land went through.
6. PRACTISE go through something to practise something, for example a performance:
Let’s go through the whole thing again, from the beginning.
7. SEARCH go through something to search something in order to find something in particular:
Dave went through his pockets looking for the keys.
Customs officers went through all my bags.
8. READ/DISCUSS go through something to read or discuss something in order to make sure it is correct:
We’ll go through the details later on.
Do you want me to go through this and check your spellings?

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

go through sth (EXPERIENCE) — phrasal verb with go / ɡəʊ / / ɡoʊ / verb ( present participle going , past tense went , past participle gone )

B2 to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation:

I've been going through a bad patch recently.

You'd think his children would be more sympathetic towards him after all he's gone through (= the many bad things he has experienced) .

go through sth (EXAMINE) — phrasal verb with go / ɡəʊ / / ɡoʊ / verb ( present participle going , past tense went , past participle gone )

B2 to examine something that contains a collection of things carefully in order to organize them or find something:

I'm going through my wardrobe and throwing out all the clothes I don't wear any more.

Remember to go through the pockets before you put those trousers in the washing machine.

go through sth (PRACTISE) — phrasal verb with go / ɡəʊ / / ɡoʊ / verb ( present participle going , past tense went , past participle gone )

to do something in order to practise or as a test:

I'd like you to go through that manoeuvre again and then bring the car to a halt.

go through sth (USE) — phrasal verb with go / ɡəʊ / / ɡoʊ / verb ( present participle going , past tense went , past participle gone )

to use a lot of something:

Before I gave up smoking I was going through 40 cigarettes a day.

I went through a hundred quid on my last trip to London.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

go through

1) PHRASAL VERB If you go through an experience or a period of time, especially an unpleasant or difficult one, you experience it.
  [V P n] He was going through a very difficult time...
  [V P n] South Africa was going through a period of irreversible change.
2) PHRASAL VERB If you go through a lot of things such as papers or clothes, you look at them, usually in order to sort them into groups or to search for a particular item.
  [V P n] It was evident that someone had gone through my possessions.
3) PHRASAL VERB If you go through a list, story, or plan, you read or check it from beginning to end.
  [V P n] Going through his list of customers is a massive job.
4) PHRASAL VERB When someone goes through a routine, procedure, or series of actions, they perform it in the way they usually do.
  [V P n] Every night, they go through the same routine: he throws open the bedroom window, she closes it.
5) PHRASAL VERB If a law, agreement, or official decision goes through, it is approved by a parliament or committee.
  [V P] The bill might have gone through if the economy was growing.
  Syn:
  get through

go through

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give up sth

US

/ɡɪv/

UK

/ɡɪv/

to stop doing something before you have finished it, usually because it is too difficult

Persian equivalent:

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Example:

Even if you kill me I will not give up.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme:

stop having or doing something

Level:

B2 (Upper-intermediate)

Region:

American English

British English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

give up

give up phrasal verb (see also give)
1. give something ↔ up to stop doing something, especially something that you do regularly:
Darren has decided to give up football at the end of this season.
She gave up her job and started writing poetry.
give up doing something
I gave up going to the theatre when I moved out of London.
Why don’t you give up smoking?
2. to stop trying to do something:
We spent half an hour looking for the keys, but eventually gave up and went home.
I give up. What’s the answer?
You shouldn’t give up so easily.
give up doing something
I gave up trying to persuade him to continue with his studies.
give something ↔ up
She has still not given up the search.
The ground was too hard to dig so I gave it up as a bad job (=stopped trying because success seemed unlikely).
3. give yourself/somebody up to allow yourself or someone else to be caught by the police or enemy soldiers:
The siege ended peacefully after the gunman gave himself up.
give yourself/somebody up to
In the end, his family gave him up to the police.
4. give up something to use some of your time to do a particular thing:
I don’t mind giving up a couple of hours a week to deal with correspondence.
5. give something/somebody ↔ up to give something that is yours to someone else:
The family refused to give up any of their land.
She was put under tremendous pressure to give the baby up.
give something/somebody ↔ up to
I would always give my seat up to an elderly person on the bus.
6. give somebody ↔ up to end a romantic relationship with someone, even though you do not really want to:
I knew deep down that I should give him up.
7. give somebody up for dead/lost etc to believe that someone is dead and stop looking for them:
The ship sank and the crew were given up for dead.
8. give it up for somebody spoken informal used to ask people to ↑applaud someone
⇨ give up the ghost at ghost¹(5)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

give up

ˌgive ˈup derived

to stop trying to do sth

• They gave up without a fight.

• She doesn't give up easily.

• I give up— tell me the answer.

Main entry: give_derived

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

give up — phrasal verb with give / ɡɪv / verb ( gave , given )

to stop trying to guess:

You'll never guess the answer - do you give up?

I give up - how many were there?

give up sth — phrasal verb with give / ɡɪv / verb ( gave , given )

to stop owning and using something:

They were forced to give up their home because they couldn't pay the mortgage.

give up hope to stop hoping that a particular thing will happen:

We still haven't given up hope of finding her alive.

give up (sth) — phrasal verb with give / ɡɪv / verb ( gave , given )

B2 to stop doing something before you have finished it, usually because it is too difficult:

[ + -ing verb ] I've given up try ing to help her.

give (sth) up — phrasal verb with give / ɡɪv / verb ( gave , given )

B1 If you give up a habit, such as smoking, or something such as alcohol, you stop doing it or using it:

[ + -ing verb ] I gave up smok ing two years ago.

Don't offer him a cigarette, he's trying to give up.

give sth up — phrasal verb with give / ɡɪv / verb ( gave , given )

B1 to stop doing a regular activity or job:

[ + -ing verb ] He's given up driv ing since his illness.

We're going to give up our sports club membership after this year.

give it up for sb used to ask people to clap their hands to show their enjoyment or approval of a performance:

Ladies and gentlemen, will you give it up for Danny Jones.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

give up

1) PHRASAL VERB If you give up something, you stop doing it or having it.
  [V P n/-ing] Coastguards had given up all hope of finding the two divers alive.
  [V P] ...smokers who give up before 30. [Also V n P]
2) PHRASAL VERB If you give up, you decide that you cannot do something and stop trying to do it.
  [V P] After a fruitless morning sitting at his desk he had given up.
3) PHRASAL VERB If you give up your job, you resign from it.
  [V P n/-ing (not pron)] She gave up her job to join her husband's campaign...
  [V P n/-ing (not pron)] He is thinking of giving up teaching. [Also V n P, V P]
4) PHRASAL VERB If you give up something that you have or that you are entitled to, you allow someone else to have it.
  [V P n (not pron)] Georgia refuses to give up any territory...
  [V P n (not pron)] One of the men with him gave up his place on the bench. [Also V n P]
5) PHRASAL VERB If you give yourself up, you let the police or other people know where you are, after you have been hiding from them.
  [V pron-refl P] A 28-year-old man later gave himself up and will appear in court today. [Also V n P]

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

give up [phrasal verb]
1 : to stop an activity or effort : to admit that you cannot do something and stop trying : quit
• He vowed that he would never give up.
• I give up! I don't know what more I can do to please my girlfriend!
• “How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100? Well, do you give up?” “OK, I give up!”
2 give (something) up or give up (something)
a : to stop having, doing, or using (something)
• He was forced to give up his job.
• She refused to give up trying.
• My doctor urged me to give up smoking/cigarettes.
• Rescuers have not yet given up hope that more survivors will be found.
• He gave up his seat to an elderly woman. [=he got out of his seat so that an elderly woman could sit there]
b : to stop trying to do (something)
• We did our best to repair the engine, but in the end we had to give it up as impossible.
c sports : to allow (a score, a hit, etc.) by an opposing team or player
• The defense gave up two touchdowns in the first quarter.
• The pitcher didn't give up a hit till the ninth inning.
3 give (yourself) up : to surrender (yourself) as a prisoner
• The fugitive eventually gave himself up (to the police/authorities).
4 give (someone) up
a : to stop trying to improve the condition of (someone) because it seems hopeless
• The teacher gave him up as a hopeless case.
• The doctors gave him up for dead. [=the doctors said that he was certain to die]
b : to stop having hope of seeing (someone)
• We'd given you up (for lost) hours ago!
5 give (yourself) up to (something) : to allow (yourself) to be fully affected by, controlled by, or involved in (something)
• He gave himself up to despair.
• She gave herself up completely to her work.
6 give up on (someone)
a : to stop trying to improve the condition of (someone)
• He has gotten in trouble many times, but his parents have never given up on him.
• Please don't give up on me. I promise I'll do better.
b : to stop having hope of seeing (someone)
• We'd given up on you hours ago!
7 give up on (something) : to stop trying to do or achieve (something)
• They have given up on their plan to build a new factory.
• She hasn't given up on trying to convince her husband to buy a new car.

give up

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get up

get up [phrasal verb]

US

/ɡet/

UK

/ɡet/

Example:

I didn't get up until midday.

to wake up and get out of bed, or to tell or help someone to do this

Persian equivalent:

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Example:

I didn't get up until midday.

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

get up

get up phrasal verb (see also ↑get)
1. get (somebody) up to get out of your bed after sleeping, or to make someone get out of their bed:
We didn’t get up until lunchtime.
Get me up at seven, would you?
2. to stand up:
He got up and walked over to the window.
3. if a wind or storm gets up, it starts and gets stronger
4. be got up as/in something British English informal to be dressed in particular clothes:
He arrived at the party got up as Count Dracula.
The men were all got up in suits.
5. get it up informal to get an ↑erection(1)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

get up

▪ I. ˌget ˈup derived
1. to stand up after sitting, lying, etc.
Syn: rise

• The class got up when the teacher came in.

2. if the sea or wind gets up, it increases in strength and becomes violent

Main entry: get_derived

▪ II. ˌget ˈup | ˌget sb ˈup derived

to get out of bed; to make sb get out of bed

• He always gets up early.

• Could you get me up at 6.30 tomorrow?

Main entry: get_derived

get-up

ˈget-up [get-up get-ups] noun (old-fashioned, informal)

a set of clothes, especially strange or unusual ones

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

get up (STAND) — phrasal verb with get / ɡet / verb ( present participle getting , past tense got , past participle got or US gotten )

B2 to stand up:

The whole audience got up and started clapping.

get up UK (GROW STRONG) — phrasal verb with get / ɡet / verb ( present participle getting , past tense got , past participle got or US gotten )

If the wind gets up, it starts to grow stronger:

The wind is getting up.

get (sb) up — phrasal verb with get / ɡet / verb ( present participle getting , past tense got , past participle got or US gotten )

get (sb) up

A1 to wake up and get out of bed, or to tell or help someone to do this:

I got up at five o'clock this morning!

It's dreadful trying to get the kids up on school days.

get sth up — phrasal verb with get / ɡet / verb ( present participle getting , past tense got , past participle got or US gotten )

UK to organize a group of people to do something:

He's getting up a small group to go carol-singing for charity.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

get up

1.
When someone who is sitting or lying down gets up, they rise to a standing position.
I got up and walked over to where he was.
= stand up
PHRASAL VERB: V P

2.
When you get up, you get out of bed.
They have to get up early in the morning.
PHRASAL VERB: V P

3.
see also get-up

get-up

(get-ups)

If you refer to a set of clothes as a get-up, you think that they are unusual or ridiculous. (INFORMAL)
Naturally he couldn’t work in this get-up.

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tell on sb

US

/tel/

UK

/tel/

to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone you know has done – used especially by children

Persian equivalent:

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Example:

Please don’t tell on me – my parents will kill me if they find out!

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme:

revealing secrets and becoming known

Level:

B2 (Upper-intermediate)

Region:

American English

British English

Usage:

informal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

tell on somebody phrasal verb informal
to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone you know has done – used especially by children :
Please don’t tell on me – my parents will kill me if they find out!

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tell on sb (INFORM) phrasal verb INFORMAL
to give information about someone, usually something bad that they have said or done, especially to a person in authority

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talk over

US

/tɑːk/

UK

/tɔːk/

to discuss a problem or a plan

Persian equivalent:

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Example:

We need to talk it over.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme:

debate and discussion

Level:

B2 (Upper-intermediate)

Region:

American English

British English

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

talk sth over — phrasal verb with talk / tɔːk / / tɑːk / verb [ I ]

B2 to discuss a problem or situation with someone, often to find out their opinion or to get advice before making a decision about it:

I'd like to talk it over with my wife first.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

talk over

PHRASAL VERB
If you talk something over, you discuss it thoroughly and honestly.
  [V n P with n] He always talked things over with his friends...
  [V n P] We should go somewhere quiet, and talk it over...
  [V P n (not pron)] Talk over problems, don't bottle them up inside.

talk over

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put off

US

/pʊt/

UK

/pʊt/

to change the time or date of something so that it happens later than originally planned, especially because of a problem

Persian equivalent:

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Example:

I can't put off going to the dentist any longer.

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme:

delaying and wasting time

Level:

B1 (Intermediate)

Region:

American English

British English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

put somebody/something off phrasal verb
1. put something ↔ off to delay doing something or to arrange to do something at a later time or date, especially because there is a problem or you do not want to do it now SYN delay, procrastinate:
The match has been put off until tomorrow because of bad weather.
put off doing something
I put off going to the doctor but I wish I hadn’t.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

put sth off — phrasal verb with put / pʊt / verb ( present tense putting , past tense and past participle put )

B1 to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date:

The meeting has been put off for a week.

[ + -ing verb ] I can't put off go ing to the dentist any longer.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

put sb off — phrasal verb with put / pʊt / verb ( present tense putting , past tense and past participle put )

to tell someone that you cannot see them or do something for them, or stop them from doing something, until a later time:

I really don't want to go out with Helen and Greg tonight - can't we put them off ?

He keeps asking me out, and I keep putting him off.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

put sb off (sth) — phrasal verb with put / pʊt / verb ( present tense putting , past tense and past participle put )

to take someone's attention away from what they want to be doing or should be doing:

Once she's made up her mind to do something, nothing will put her off.

Could you be quiet please - I'm trying to concentrate and you're putting me off.

The sudden flash of the camera put the players off their game.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

put sb off (sth/sb) — phrasal verb with put / pʊt / verb ( present tense putting , past tense and past participle put )

B2 to make someone dislike something or someone, or to discourage someone from doing something:

The smell of hospitals always puts me off.

You have to work long hours and that puts off a lot of people.

His attitude put me right off him.

[ + -ing verb ] Personally, I didn't enjoy the film, but don't let that put you off go ing .

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

put off

1) PHRASAL VERB If you put something off, you delay doing it.
  [V P -ing/n (not pron)] Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers...
  [V n P] The Association has put the event off until October.
  Syn:
  postpone
2) PHRASAL VERB If you put someone off, you make them wait for something that they want.
  [V n P] The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late.
3) PHRASAL VERB If something puts you off something, it makes you dislike it, or decide not to do or have it.
  [V n P n/-ing] The high divorce figures don't seem to be putting people off marriage...
  [V n P] His personal habits put them off...
  [V P n (not pron)] The country's worsening reputation does not seem to be putting off the tourists...
  [be V-ed P] We tried to visit the Abbey but were put off by the queues.
  Syn:
  deter
4) PHRASAL VERB If someone or something puts you off, they take your attention from what you are trying to do and make it more difficult for you to do it.
  [V n P] She asked me to be serious - said it put her off if I laughed...
  [V n P n/-ing] It put her off revising for her exams. [Also V P n (not pron)]
  Syn:
  distract

put off

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grow up

grow up [phrasal verb] (PERSON)

US

/ɡroʊ/

UK

/ɡrəʊ/

Example:

I grew up in London.

To gradually become an adult

Persian equivalent:

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Example:

I grew up in London.

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

grow up

grow up phrasal verb (see also ↑grow)
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 up

ˌgrow ˈup derived

1. (of a person) to develop into an adult

• She grew up in Boston (= lived there as a child).

• Their children have all grown up and left home now.

• ~ to do sth He grew up to become a famous pianist.

related noun grown-up2

2. used to tell sb to stop behaving in a silly way

• Why don't you grow up?

• It's time you grew up.

3. to develop gradually

• A closeness grew up between the two girls.

Main entry: growderived

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

grow up (PERSON) — phrasal verb with grow / ɡrəʊ / / ɡroʊ / verb ( grew , grown )

A2 to gradually become an adult:

I grew up in Scotland (= I lived there when I was young) .

Taking responsibility for yourself is part of the process of growing up.

grow up (CITY) — phrasal verb with grow / ɡrəʊ / / ɡroʊ / verb ( grew , grown )

If a town or city grows up in a particular place or way, it develops there or in that way:

The city grew up originally as a crossing point on the river.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

grow up

1) PHRASAL VERB When someone grows up, they gradually change from being a child into being an adult.
→ See also grown-up
  [V P] She grew up in Tokyo.
2) PHRASAL VERB: usu imper (disapproval) If you tell someone to grow up, you are telling them to stop behaving in a silly or childish way. [INFORMAL]
  [V P] It's time you grew up.
3) PHRASAL VERB If something grows up, it starts to exist and then becomes larger or more important.
  [V P] A variety of heavy industries grew up alongside the port.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

grow

grow /ˈgroʊ/ verb grows; grew /ˈgruː/; grown /ˈgroʊn/; grow·ing
1 [no obj] : to become larger : to increase in size, amount, etc.
• The city is growing rapidly/dramatically.
• The list of chores to do this weekend keeps growing.
- often + in
• The sport is growing in popularity. [=is becoming more popular]
• The school has grown (considerably/greatly) in size.
• His followers continue to grow in number. [=to become more numerous]
2 [no obj] : to become better or improved in some way : to become more developed, mature, etc.
• She grew intellectually and emotionally in her first year at college.
• It's wonderful to see how she has grown as a person since going to college.
3 [no obj] : to become larger and change from being a child to being an adult as time passes : to pass from childhood to adulthood
• It can be hard to watch our children change as they grow.
• He's still just a growing boy.
• She's grown (by) at least an inch since the last time I saw her.
4 a [no obj] of a plant : to exist and develop
• These trees grow only in the jungle.
• As the tree grew taller, the branches began to touch the house.
• This plant does well in difficult growing conditions. [=conditions in which it is difficult for most plants to grow]
• The flowers grow wild [=grow naturally without being planted or cared for by humans] along the highway.
b [+ obj] : to cause (a plant) to grow : to cultivate or raise (a plant)
• She grows tomatoes in her garden.
• The plant is grown for its colorful flowers.
5 of hair, fingernails, etc. : to become longer

[no obj]

• She's letting her hair grow a little.
• His fingernails grow quickly.

[+ obj]

• She's growing her hair long.
• He tried to grow a beard/mustache. [=to have a beard/mustache by letting the hair on his face grow]
- see also grow out 1 (below)
6 a always followed by an adjective [linking verb] : become
• He suddenly grew pale.
• He had grown tired of hearing about their problems.
• She grew fat due to her lack of exercise.
• He's worried about growing old.
• These diseases are growing more common.
• We have grown accustomed to his angry outbursts.
b [no obj] : to have or form an opinion, attitude, etc., after time passes - followed by to + verb
• She's grown to like her new job.
• I grew to admire her very much.
• I grew to feel that these problems were not important.
• She grew to hate him for his selfishness.
7 [+ obj] : to cause (something, such as a business) to develop or get bigger
• These changes should allow us to grow the company while reducing waste.
• He claims that his proposals will help grow the economy.
grow apart [phrasal verb] : to become less friendly or emotionally close as time passes : to become distant from someone
• My wife and I have grown apart over the years.
grow from [phrasal verb] grow from (something) : to come from or originate from (something)
• The company grew from an idea he had in college.
grow into [phrasal verb] grow into (something)
1 : to become (something) as time passes
• She has grown into an accomplished and charming young woman.
• His small company has grown into a huge international corporation.
2 : to become large enough for (a certain size of clothing)
• Ben will grow into Billy's shoes in a year or two.
grow on [phrasal verb] grow on (someone) : to become more appealing to (someone) as time passes
• Try the dish again—it grows on you.
• I didn't like him at first, but he's starting to grow on me.
grow on trees informal : to exist in large amounts : to be easy to get
• Good jobs don't grow on trees. [=good jobs are hard to get]
• He acts as if money grows on trees.
grow out [phrasal verb]
1 grow (something) out or grow out (something) : to allow (something) to get longer
• She's growing out her hair.
- see also grow 5 (above)
2 grow out of (something)
a : to develop or come from (a source)
• The project grew out of a simple suggestion.
• This new theory grew out of their earlier research.
b : to become too large for (a certain size of clothing)
• He quickly grew out of his clothes.
- see also outgrow
c : to stop doing or having (something) because you are older and more mature
• She hoped to grow out of her bad habits.
• He's wild now, but he'll grow out of it.
grow up [phrasal verb]
1 a : to become an adult
• She wants to be a firefighter when she grows up.
- used to describe where you lived, what you did, etc., when you were a child
• I grew up in the city.
• We grew up poor, but we always had food on the table.
• He grew up playing music. [=he played music when he was a child]
b : to stop thinking and behaving in a childish way
• It's time for him to grow up and start accepting his responsibilities.
• Oh, grow up!
- see also grown-up
2 : to begin to exist and develop as time passes
• A number of villages and cities grew up along the river.
• A rivalry grew up between the villages.
- grow·er /ˈgrowɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count]
• corn/fruit growers
• This plant is known as a fast grower.
- growing adj always used before a noun
• There is growing acceptance of the new plan.
• the growing popularity of this film
• There's a growing sense that he may be right.

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