phrasal verb

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.

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.

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.