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- [groh]
- /groʊ/
- /ɡrəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [groh]
- /groʊ/
Definitions of grow word
- verb without object grow to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance. 1
- verb without object grow to form and increase in size by a process of inorganic accretion, as by crystallization. 1
- verb without object grow to arise or issue as a natural development from an original happening, circumstance, or source: Our friendship grew from common interests. 1
- verb without object grow to increase gradually in size, amount, etc.; become greater or larger; expand: His influence has grown. 1
- verb without object grow to become gradually attached or united by or as if by growth: The branches of the trees grew together, forming a natural arch. 1
- verb without object grow to come to be by degrees; become: to grow old. 1
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Origin of grow
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English growen, Old English grōwan; cognate with Dutch groeien, Old High German grouwan, Old Norse grōa
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Parts of speech for Grow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grow
verb grow
- widen — Make or become wider.
- sprout — to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
- cultivate — If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
noun grow
- leeway — extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin: With ten minutes' leeway we can catch the train.
Antonyms for grow
verb grow
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
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