grow
/grəʊ/ verb (past tense grew, past participle grown)Translation
DEVELOP [I] › to develop and become bigger or taller as time passes
büyümek, gelişmek, serpilmek
Children grow very quickly.18381810PLANT [I, T] › If a plant grows, or you grow it, it develops from a seed to a full plant.
(bitki) yetiş(tir)mek; büyü(t)mek
These shrubs grow well in sandy soil.1810359INCREASE [I] › to increase
artmak, çoğalmak, büyümek, gelişmek
The number of people living alone grows each year.18081810 grow tired/old/calm, etc › to gradually become tired/old/calm, etc
zamanla/yavaş yavaş yorulmak/yaşlanmak/sakinleşmek vb.
He grew bored of the countryside. The music grew louder and louder.1552HAIR [I, T] › If your hair or nails grow, or if you grow them, they get longer.
grow into sb/sth phrasal verb (saç, tırnak) uza(t)mak
Mandy wants to grow her hair long.1810 › to develop into a particular type of person or thing
grow into sth phrasal verb belli tarzda bir kişi gibi gelişmek; (eşya) şekilde büyümek/gelişmek
In the last few years, he's grown into a fine, responsible young man.1838 › If a child grows into clothes, they gradually become big enough to wear them.
grow on sb phrasal verb büyümek, gelişmek, irileşmek
1810 › If someone or something grows on you, you start to like them.
grow out of sth phrasal verb ısınmaya başlamak, beğenmek, hoşa gitmek, sarmak
I didn't like her at first but she's grown on me over the years.940CLOTHES › If children grow out of clothes, they gradually become too big to wear them.
elbisenin içine sığmamak, gittikçe kocaman olmak/büyümek
Adam's grown out of his shoes.1810STOP › to stop doing something as you get older
grow up phrasal verb yaşlandıkça gözünde büyümek; artık yapacak gücü kendinde bulamamak; vazgeçmek/terk etmek/bırakmak
He still bites his nails, but hopefully he'll grow out of it.788BECOME ADULT › to become older or an adult
yetişkin olmak, büyümek, gelişmek, olgunlaşmak
She grew up in New York.4451568DEVELOP › to develop or become bigger or stronger
büyümek, daha da güçlü ve büyük hale gelmek
A close friendship had grown up between them.1806(Definition of grow verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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