From Middle English _growen_, from Old English _grōwan_ (“to grow, increase, flourish, germinate”), from Proto-Germanic _*grōaną_ (“to grow, grow green”), from Proto-Indo-European _*gʰreh₁-_ (“to grow, become green”).

* (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɹəʊ/, [ˈɡɹəʊ̯] * (US) IPA(key): /ɡɹoʊ/, [ˈɡɹoʊ̯] * Rhymes: -əʊ

GROW (_third-person singular simple present_ GROWS, _present participle_ GROWING, _simple past_ GREW, _past participle_ GROWN) * (ergative) To become bigger. _Children GROW quickly._ * (intransitive) To appear or sprout. _Flowers GREW on the trees as summer approached._ _A long tail began to GROW from his backside._ * (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants. _He GROWS peppers and squash each summer in his garden._ _Have you ever GROWN your hair before?_ * (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time. _The boy GREW wise as he matured._ _The town GREW smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled._ _You have GROWN strong._ * (intransitive, obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere. * Shakespeare Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they GROW. USAGE NOTES * _Growed_ is a slang or dialect inflection for the simple past and past participle. ANTONYMS * shrink DERIVED TERMS TRANSLATIONS

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