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English to English verb
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pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become |  | Example: The weather turned nasty
She grew angry
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become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain | | Example: The problem grew too large for me
Her business grew fast
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increase in size by natural process | | Example: Corn doesn't grow here
In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees
her hair doesn't grow much anymore
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cause to grow or develop | | Example: He grows vegetables in his backyard
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develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation | | Example: He matured fast
The child grew fast
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come into existence; take on form or shape | | Example: A new religious movement originated in that country
a love that sprang up from friendship
the idea for the book grew out of a short story
An interesting phenomenon uprose
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cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques | | Example: The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
They produce good ham in Parma
We grow wheat here
We raise hogs here
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come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) | | Example: He grew a beard
The patient developed abdominal pains
I got funny spots all over my body
Well-developed breasts
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grow emotionally or mature | | Example: The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten
When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior
source: wordnet30
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become attached by or as if by the process of growth | | Example: The tree trunks had grown together
source: wordnet30
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To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs. | | source: webster1913
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To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. | | source: webster1913
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