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- [grohn]
- /groʊn/
- /ɡrəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [grohn]
- /groʊn/
Definitions of grown word
- adjective grown advanced in growth: a grown boy. 1
- adjective grown arrived at full growth or maturity; adult: a grown man. 1
- verb grown past participle of grow. 1
- verb without object grown to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance. 1
- verb without object grown to form and increase in size by a process of inorganic accretion, as by crystallization. 1
- verb without object grown to arise or issue as a natural development from an original happening, circumstance, or source: Our friendship grew from common interests. 1
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Origin of grown
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 Grown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
grown usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grown
adj grown
- developed — If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.
- mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- adult — An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.
- of age — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
adjective grown
- grown-up — having reached the age of maturity.
- full-fledged — of full rank or standing: a full-fledged professor.
- full-grown — completely grown; mature.
Antonyms for grown
adjective grown
- immature — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
Top questions with grown
- how are cranberries grown?
- how to be a grown up?
- how are peanuts grown?
- how is rice grown?