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Definition of Grow

1. Verb. Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become. "John will grow angry"; "She grew angry"

2. Verb. Become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain. "The business is going to grow "; "Her business grew fast"

3. Verb. Increase in size by natural process. "Did his feet grow?"; "Her hair doesn't grow much anymore"

4. Verb. Cause to grow or develop. "They grow rye in the field"; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"

5. Verb. Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation. "Sam and Sue grow"; "The child grew fast"

6. Verb. Come into existence; take on form or shape. "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

7. Verb. Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques. "They grow the animals"; "We raise hogs here"

8. Verb. Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes). "Well-developed breasts"

9. Verb. Grow emotionally or mature. "Sam and Sue grow"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"

10. Verb. Become attached by or as if by the process of growth. "The tree trunks had grown together"

Definition of Grow

1. v. i. 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.

2. v. t. To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.

Definition of Grow

1. Verb. (ergative) To become bigger. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To appear or sprout. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants. ¹

4. Verb. (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grow

1. to cultivate [v GREW, GROWN, GROWING, GROWS] : GROWABLE [adj] - See also: cultivate

Medical Definition of Grow

1. 1. 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. 2. To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue. "Winter began to grow fast on." (Knolles) "Even just the sum that I do owe to you Is growing to me by Antipholus." (Shak) 3. 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. "Where law faileth, error groweth." (Gower) 4. To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale. "For his mind Had grown Suspicion's sanctuary." (Byron) 5. To become attached of fixed; to adhere. "Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow." (Shak) Growing cell, or Growing slide, a device for preserving alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a manner to permit its growth to be watched under the microscope. Grown over, covered with a growth. To grow out of, to issue from, as plants from the soil, or as a branch from the main stem; to result from. "These wars have grown out of commercial considerations." (A. Hamilton) To grow up, to arrive at full stature or maturity; as, grown up children. To grow together, to close and adhere; to become united by growth, as flesh or the bark of a tree severed. Synonym: To become, increase, enlarge, augment, improve, expand, extend. Origin: AS. Grawan; akin to D. Groeijen, Icel. Groa, Dan. Groe, Sw. Gro. Cf. Green, Grass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grow

groveled groveler grovelers groveless groveling grovelingly grovelled groveller grovellers grovelling

grovels groves grovet grovets grovy grow (current term) grow-op grow-ops grow a pair grow cold

grow house grow into grow light grow lights grow on grow op grow operation grow operations grow ops grow out of

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