What does “grow” mean?
- 1
verbto become bigger or taller over time
Children grow so fast.
- 2
verbto plant and take care of plants
We grow our own vegetables.
- 3
verbto slowly become
The sky grew darker as the storm came.
Grow at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ɡroʊ/ · GROH
- Forms
- grew, grown
How to use “grow” correctly
“Grow up” is for people becoming adults: “I grew up in Texas.” You “raise” children but “grow” plants.
Common phrases with “grow”
- grow up
- grow older
- fast-growing
- grow vegetables
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- shrink
- decrease
Word family
- growth
- grown-up
- growing
“grow” is on these word lists
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