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grow in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. 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"
    grow  develop  produce  get  acquire 
  2. 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"
    originate  arise  rise  develop  uprise  spring up  grow 
  3. 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"
    develop  grow 
  4. 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"
    grow  raise  farm  produce 
  5. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
    "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
    grow 
  6. cause to grow or develop
    "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
    grow 
  7. 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"
    grow 
  8. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
    "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
    turn  grow 
  9. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
    "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
    mature  maturate  grow 
  10. become attached by or as if by the process of growth
    "The tree trunks had grown together"
    grow 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University