GROW


Meaning of GROW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrō ]

verb

( grew ˈgrü ; grown ˈgrōn ; grow·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grōwan; akin to Old High German gruowan to grow

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to spring up and develop to maturity

b. : to be able to grow in some place or situation

trees that grow in the tropics

c. : to assume some relation through or as if through a process of natural growth

ferns grow ing from the rocks

2.

a. : to increase in size by assimilation of material into the living organism or by accretion of material in a nonbiological process (as crystallization)

b. : increase , expand

grow s in wisdom

3. : to develop from a parent source

the book grew out of a series of lectures

4.

a. : to pass into a condition : become

grew pale

b. : to have an increasing influence

habit grow s on a person

c. : to become increasingly acceptable or attractive

didn't like it at first, but it grew on him

transitive verb

1.

a. : to cause to grow

grow wheat

b. : to let grow on the body

grew a beard

2. : to promote the development of

start a business and grow it successfully — J. L. Deckter

• grow·er ˈgrō(-ə)r noun

• grow·ing·ly ˈgrō-iŋ-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.