Meaning & Definition of Grow in English

1. Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute

• Become

• "The weather turned nasty"

• "She grew angry"

2. Become larger, greater, or bigger

• Expand or gain

• "The problem grew too large for me"

• "Her business grew fast"

3. Increase in size by natural process

• "Corn doesn't grow here"

• "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"

• "Her hair doesn't grow much anymore"

4. Cause to grow or develop

• "He grows vegetables in his backyard"

5. Develop and reach maturity

• Undergo maturation

• "He matured fast"

• "The child grew fast"

6. Come into existence

• Take on form or shape

• "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"

7. Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

• "The bordeaux region produces great red wines"

• "They produce good ham in parma"

• "We grow wheat here"

• "We raise hogs here"

8. Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• "He grew a beard"

• "The patient developed abdominal pains"

• "I got funny spots all over my body"

• "Well-developed breasts"

9. Grow emotionally or mature

• "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"

10. Become attached by or as if by the process of growth

• "The tree trunks had grown together"