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• the company profits grew by 5% last year.
• fears are growing for the safety of a teenager who disappeared a week ago.
• there is growing opposition to the latest proposals.
• shortage of water is a growing problem.

grow

1. to increase in size, number, strength or quality
• The company profits grew by 5% last year.
• Fears are growing for the safety of a teenager who disappeared a week ago.
• There is growing opposition to the latest proposals.
• Shortage of water is a growing problem.
• The performance improved as their confidence grew.
• The family has grown in size recently.
• She is growing in confidence all the time.
• The company is growing bigger all the time.
2. to become bigger or taller and develop into an adult
• You've grown since the last time I saw you!
• Nick's grown almost an inch in the last month.
• The puppies grow quickly during the first six months.
• A growing child needs plenty of sleep.
• to grow bigger/taller
3. to exist and develop in a particular place; to make plants grow
• see also home-grown
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• The region is too dry for plants to grow.
• These roses grow to a height of 6 feet.
• Tomatoes grow best in direct sunlight.
• I didn't know they grew rice in France.
• I grew all these flowers from one packet of seeds.
4. to become longer; to allow something to become longer by not cutting it
• I've decided to let my hair grow.
• I've decided to grow my hair.
• I didn't recognize him—he's grown a beard.
5. to begin to have a particular quality or feeling over a period of time
• to grow old/bored/calm
• As time went on he grew more and more impatient.
• The skies grew dark and it began to rain.
6. to gradually begin to do something
• I'm sure you'll grow to like her in time.
• He grew to understand her reasons for leaving.
7. to develop and improve particular qualities or skills
• She continues to grow as an artist.
• A secure background will help a child to grow emotionally.
8. to increase the size, quality or number of something
• We are trying to grow the business.
9. used to say that when you are away from somebody that you love, you love them even more
10. used to tell somebody not to use something or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it
11. to not delay in getting things done

Extra Examples

• I’m sure you’ll grow to like her in time.
• She grew braver with time.
• A rose had been allowed to grow unchecked up one of the walls.
• A rose in full bloom had been allowed to grow unchecked up one of the walls.
• As the island subsided the reef grew upwards and outwards.
• Her media empire grew from quite small beginnings.
• I want to let my hair grow.
• Profits are expected to grow by 10% next year.
• She continued to grow in confidence
• She decided to let her hair grow.
• Small acorns grow into great oak trees.
• The Chinese economy has grown at a record pace.
• The business has grown exponentially over the past ten years.
• The small puppy quickly grew into a very large dog.
• The town grew into a city.
• The tree grew from a small acorn.
• These plants can grow to a height of six feet.
• Well before a billionth of a second had elapsed the universe started to grow exponentially.
• a plant which is easy to grow
• an attractive plant which is very hardy and easy to grow
• organically grown produce
• the nettles that grew thickly around the house
• I didn’t know they grew rice in Spain.
• Their performance improved as their confidence grew.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they grow
• he / she / it grows
• past simple grew
• past participle grown
• -ing form growing

Word Origin

• Old English grōwan (originally referring chiefly to plants), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeien, also to grass and green.