grew
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English grew, from Old English grēow (first and third person past tense of grōwan), from West Germanic *greu, from Northwest Germanic *grerō, from Proto-Germanic *gegrō (first and third person past tense of *grōaną), reduplication of *grōaną.
Verb
grew
Etymology 2
Verb
grew (third-person singular simple present grews, present participle grewing, simple past and past participle grewed)
- Alternative form of grue (“shudder with fear”)
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