grow

/grəʊ/ verb (past tense grew, past participle grown)

Definition

DEVELOP [I] › to develop and become bigger or taller as time passes: Children grow very quickly.

PLANT [I, T] › If a plant grows, or you grow it, it develops from a seed to a full plant: These shrubs grow well in sandy soil.

INCREASE [I] › to increase: The number of people living alone grows each year.

grow tired/old/calm, etc › to gradually become tired/old/calm, etc: He grew bored of the countryside. The music grew louder and louder.

HAIR [I, T] › If your hair or nails grow, or if you grow them, they get longer: Mandy wants to grow her hair long.

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

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