grow

verb (INCREASE)

/ɡrəʊ/

/ɡroʊ/ (grew, grown)

Definition

A2 [I or L or T] to increase in size or amount, or to become more advanced or developed: Children grow so quickly. This plant grows best in the shade. She's grown three centimetres this year. Football's popularity continues to grow. The labour force is expected to grow by two percent next year. The male deer grows large branching horns called antlers.Increasing and intensifyingMaking progress and advancingBecoming betterBecoming biggerEnlarging and inflating B1 [I or T] If your hair or nails grow, or if you grow them, they become longer: Lottie wants to grow her hair long. Are you growing a beard? Wow, your hair's grown!Becoming biggerEnlarging and inflatingEnlarging and inflatingBecoming bigger A2 [I] If a plant grows in a particular place, it exists and develops there: There were roses growing up against the wall of the cottage.Flowers - general wordsFlowers and flowering plants A2 [T] If you grow a plant, you put it in the ground and take care of it, usually in order to sell it: The villagers grow coffee and maize to sell in the market.Gardening - general words › [T] to make a business bigger by increasing sales, employing more people, etc.: We aim to grow the company by giving the customer a better deal.Business and commerce - general words

(Definition of grow verb (INCREASE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)