grow

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English grōwan, from Germanic *grō-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁-. Cognate with Dutch groeien. Compare grass, green.

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Infinitive
to grow

Third person singular
grows

Simple past
grew

Past participle
grown

Present participle
growing

to grow (third-person singular simple present grows, present participle growing, simple past grew, past participle grown)

  1. (intransitive) To become bigger.
    Children grow quickly.
  2. (intransitive) To appear or sprout.
    The plant began to grow.
    A long tail began to grow from his backside.
  3. (transitive) To cause something to become bigger, especially cultivate plants.
    He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
  4. (intransitive) To assume a condition or quality
    The re-offender grew paler seeing the headmaster choose a robuster rod.

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Growed is a slang or dialect inflection for the simple past and past participle.

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