English [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
From Middle English growen , from Old English grōwan ( “ to grow, increase, flourish, germinate ” ) , from Proto-West Germanic *grōan , from Proto-Germanic *grōaną ( “ to grow, grow green ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ( “ to grow, become green ” ) .
cognates
Cognate with Scots grow , grew ( “ to grow ” ) , North Frisian grojen , growen ( “ to grow ” ) , West Frisian groeie ( “ to grow ” ) , Dutch groeien ( “ to grow ” ) , German Low German grojen ( “ to green; thrive; take hold; flourish ” ) , Middle High German grüejen ( “ to grow, grow green ” ) , Danish gro ( “ to grow ” ) , Norwegian gro ( “ to grow ” ) , Swedish gro ( “ to germinate, grow, sprout ” ) , Icelandic gróa ( “ to grow ” ) , Latin herba ( “ plant, herb, weed ” ) , Swedish gröda ( “ crop ” ) , North Frisian greyde ( “ growth, pasture ” ) . Related to growth , grass , green .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
grow (third-person singular simple present grows , present participle growing , simple past grew or ( dialectal ) growed , past participle grown or ( dialectal ) growed )
( ergative ) To become larger , to increase in magnitude .
Children grow quickly.
1960 December, “Talking of trains: B.R. safety in 1959”, in Trains Illustrated , page 708:[...] but the dangers to trespassers, especially children, are growing , and a vigorous educational programme is urged.
( ergative , of plants) To undergo growth ; to be present ( somewhere )
Apples now grow all over the world.
( intransitive ) To appear or sprout .
Leaf buds grew on the trees with the advance of spring.
A long tail began to grow from his backside.
( intransitive ) To develop , to mature .
As I grew throughout adolescence, I came to appreciate many things about human nature.
( transitive ) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
2011 March 1, Peter Roff, “Another Foolish Move By Congress”, in Fox News [1] :The Bush administration – which sought to grow the number of fisheries managed under a program known as “catch shares”...
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He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
Have you ever grown your hair before?
( copulative ) To assume a condition or quality over time.
1967 , Barbara Sleigh , Jessamy , 1993 edition, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, →ISBN , page 18:In fact she was so bus doing all the things that anyone might, who finds themselves alone in an empty house, that she did not notice at first when it began to turn dusk and the rooms to grow dim.
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The boy grew wise as he matured.
The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled.
You have grown strong.
( intransitive , obsolete ) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare , “The life and death of King Richard the Second ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , and Ed[ward] Blount , published 1623, →OCLC , [Act V, scene iii]:Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow .
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Antonyms [ edit ]
Derived terms [ edit ]
Translations [ edit ]
(intransitive ) to become bigger
Aklanon: tubo'
Arabic: نَمَى ( namā ) , كَبُرَ (ar) ( kabura )
Egyptian Arabic: كبر ( kibir )
Aragonese: creixer
Armenian: մեծանալ (hy) ( mecanal ) , աճել (hy) ( ačel )
Aromanian: crescu
Assamese:
Central: বাঢ়া ( barha )
Eastern: বঢ়া ( borha )
Asturian: crecer
Azerbaijani: böyümək (az)
Bashkir: үҫеү ( üθew ) ,буйға етеү ( buyğa yetew )
Belarusian: расці́ impf ( rascí )
Bikol Central: talubo (bcl)
Borôro: ridʒo , ritʃo
Bulgarian: раста́ (bg) impf ( rastá )
Burmese: ကြီးထွား (my) ( kri:htwa: )
Catalan: créixer (ca)
Cebuano: tubo
Cherokee: ᎠᏛᏍᎦ ( advsga )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 生長 / 生长 (zh) ( shēngzhǎng ) , 長 / 长 (zh) ( zhǎng )
Min Dong: 發 / 发 ( buók )
Cornish: tevi
Crimean Tatar: ösmek , büyümek , yetişmek
Czech: růst (cs) impf
Dalmatian: craskro
Danish: vokse (da) , udvikle sig
Dutch: groeien (nl) , wassen (nl)
Esperanto: kreski
Estonian: kasvama
Evenki: балды- ( baldi- )
Extremaduran: crezel
Faroese: vaksa (fo) , grógva
Finnish: kasvaa (fi)
French: grandir (fr) , croître (fr)
Friulian: cressi , creši
Galician: crecer (gl) , medrar (gl)
Georgian: იზრდება ( izrdeba )
German: wachsen (de)
Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽 ( alan ) , 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 ( aukan ) , 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 ( wahsjan )
Greek: μεγαλώνω (el) ( megalóno )
Haitian Creole: grandi
Hebrew: גָּדַל (he) ( gadál )
Hindi: बढ़ना (hi) ( baṛhnā )
Hungarian: nő (hu)
Hunsrik: wachse
Icelandic: vaxa (is) , gróa
Ido: kreskar (io) , augmentar (io)
Ingrian: kasvaa , yletä
Interlingua: crescer
Irish: fás
Istriot: crìssi
Italian: crescere (it) , ingrossarsi , svilupparsi (it)
Japanese: 成長する (ja) ( seichō suru ) , 生長する (ja) ( seichō suru ) , 育つ (ja) ( sodatsu ) , 生える (ja) ( haeru ) , 増大する (ja) ( sōdai suru )
Karachay-Balkar: ёсерге ( öserge )
Karaim: öś-
Kazakh: өсу (kk) ( ösu )
Khakas: ӧс- ,ӧзерге ( ӧzerge )
Khmer: ធំឡើង ( thom laəng ) , ធំធាត់ ( thom thŏət )
Korean: 자라다 (ko) ( jarada )
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: گەورەبوون ( gewrebûn )
Kyrgyz: өсүү (ky) ( ösüü )
Kumyk: оьсмек ( ösmek )
Ladino: engrandeser
Latin: cresco (la) , adolesco , grandesco
Latvian: augt
Lithuanian: augti (lt)
Lombard: cress
Low German: wassen (nds)
Macedonian: расте impf ( raste )
Malay: tumbuh
Mansaka: tobo
Maori: ohi ( refers to children ) , tipu ( refers to plants ) , tupu (mi) ( refers to plants )
Maranao: to'
Middle English: thryven , waxen
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: өсөх (mn) ( ösöx )
Mongolian: ᠥᠰᠬᠦ ( öskü )
Nanai: урэ-
Neapolitan: cresce
Nogai: оьсуьв ( ösüv )
Norwegian: vokse (no)
Occitan: créisser (oc)
Old English: weaxan , lēodan
Old High German: gruowan
Old Javanese: tuwuh
Persian: رشد کردن (fa) ( rošd kardan ) , رستن (fa) ( rostan )
Polish: rosnąć (pl) impf
Portuguese: crescer (pt)
Punjabi: ਵਧਣਾ ( vadhṇā )
Quechua: wiñay , ruruy , wiñai
Romanian: crește (ro)
Russian: расти́ (ru) impf ( rastí ) , выраста́ть (ru) impf ( vyrastátʹ ) , вы́расти (ru) pf ( výrasti )
Sanskrit: रोधति ( rodhati ) , वक्षति ( vakṣati )
Sardinian: crèschere , crèscere , creschi , crèsciri , crèssere , cresci
Scottish Gaelic: fàs , cinn
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ра̑сти impf
Roman: rȃsti (sh) impf
Sicilian: crìsciri (scn)
Slovak: rásť impf
Slovene: rasti (sl) impf
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: rosć
Southern Altai: ӧс ( ös ) ,ӧзӧр ( özör )
Spanish: crecer (es)
Swedish: växa (sv)
Tagalog: lumaki
Tajik: расидан ( rasidan ) , сабзидан ( sabzidan )
Tetum: moris
Thai: โต (th) ( dtoo ) , โตขึ้น ( dtoo-kʉ̂n )
Tocharian B: tsäm-
Tofa: өъс- ( ö̀s- ) , өъсер ( ö̀ser )
Turkish: büyümek (tr)
Turkmen: ösdürmek
Tuvan: өзер ( özer )
Ukrainian: рости́ (uk) impf ( rostý ) , ви́рости pf ( výrosty )
Urdu: بڑهنا ( baṛhnā )
Uzbek: oʻsmoq (uz)
Uyghur: ösmek , östürmek
Venetian: créser , crésar
Vietnamese: lớn (vi) , lớn lên
Volapük: glofön (vo)
Walloon: crexhe (wa)
Welsh: tyfu (cy)
West Frisian: waakse
Western Bukidnon Manobo: tuvu'
Yiddish: וואַקסן ( vaksn )
Zazaki: gırd bıyayen
(intransitive ) to appear or sprout
Armenian: աճել (hy) ( ačel )
Assamese: গজা ( goza )
Azerbaijani: bitmək , yetişmək (az)
Bulgarian: раста (bg) ( rasta )
Catalan: créixer (ca)
Danish: vokse (da) , gro , udvikle sig
Dutch: groeien (nl) , spruiten (nl) , ontspruiten (nl)
Esperanto: kreski
Estonian: kasvama
Finnish: kasvaa (fi)
French: pousser (fr)
Georgian: იზრდება ( izrdeba )
German: wachsen (de)
Hindi: उगना (hi) ( ugnā ) , उभरना (hi) ( ubharnā )
Hungarian: nő (hu) , növekszik (hu)
Ido: kreskar (io)
Ingrian: kasvaa , noissa
Irish: fás
Italian: spuntare (it)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: دەرچوون ( derçûn )
Latin: cresco (la)
Middle English: growen , waxen
Old English: grōwan , weaxan
Old High German: gruowan
Persian: روییدن (fa) ( ruyidan ) , رستن (fa) ( rostan )
Portuguese: crescer (pt)
Quechua: yuriy
Russian: расти́ (ru) impf ( rastí ) , выраста́ть (ru) impf ( vyrastátʹ ) , вы́расти (ru) pf ( výrasti )
Sanskrit: रोधति ( rodhati )
Scottish Gaelic: fàs
Spanish: crecer (es)
Swedish: växa (sv)
Thai: งอก (th) ( ngɔ̂ɔk )
Ukrainian: рости́ (uk) impf ( rostý ) , зроста́ти (uk) impf ( zrostáty ) , вироста́ти impf ( vyrostáty )
Vietnamese: mọc (vi)
Zazaki: resayen
(transitive ) to cause something to become bigger
Armenian: մեծացնել (hy) ( mecacʿnel ) , աճեցնել (hy) ( ačecʿnel )
Azerbaijani: yetişdirmək (az) , becərmək
Belarusian: расці́ць impf ( rascícʹ ) , выро́шчваць impf ( vyróščvacʹ )
Bulgarian: нараствам (bg) ( narastvam )
Catalan: cultivar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 種植 / 种植 (zh) ( zhòngzhí ) , ( e.g. beard ) 蓄 (zh) ( xù )
Czech: pěstovat (cs)
Danish: dyrke (da)
Dutch: doen groeien ; ( cultivate ) telen (nl) , kweken (nl)
Esperanto: kreskigi
Estonian: kasvatama
Finnish: kasvattaa (fi)
French: accroître (fr) , faire croître
Galician: criar (gl) , cultivar (gl)
Georgian: ზრდის ( zrdis )
German: anbauen (de) , ziehen (de) , züchten (de)
Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 ( aljan )
Greek: αυξάνω (el) ( afxáno )
Ancient: αὐξάνω ( auxánō )
Hebrew: גידל \ גִּדֵּל ( gidél )
Hungarian: termel (hu) , termeszt (hu) , növeszt (hu)
Ido: kreskigar (io) , developar (io) , augmentar (io)
Ingrian: kasvattaa
Irish: fás
Italian: coltivare (it) , crescere (it)
Japanese: 育てる (ja) ( sodateru )
Khmer: ដាំ (km) ( dam ) ( plants ) , ដុះ (km) ( doh ) ( of hair )
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ڕواندن ( rwandin )
Latin: alesco , alo (la) , augeō (la)
Malay: besarkan
Maori: whakatipu , whakatupu
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian: dyrke (no)
Old High German: gruowan
Persian: رویاندن (fa) ( ruyândan )
Polish: powiększać (pl) impf , powiększyć (pl) pf , zapuszczać (pl) impf ( (of hair) ) , zapuścić (pl) pf ( (of hair) ) , uprawiać (pl) impf ( of plants ) , uprawić pf ( of plants )
Portuguese: cultivar (pt)
Russian: расти́ть (ru) impf ( rastítʹ ) , выра́щивать (ru) impf ( vyráščivatʹ ) , вы́растить (ru) pf ( výrastitʹ )
Spanish: cultivar (es)
Swahili: kuza (sw)
Swedish: odla (sv)
Thai: เพาะ (th) ( pɔ́ )
Ukrainian: виро́щувати impf ( vyróščuvaty ) , рости́ти impf ( rostýty )
Vietnamese: nuôi lớn , nuôi (vi)
Zazaki: ruwayen
to assume a condition or quality
Translations to be checked
References [ edit ]
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Middle English [ edit ]
grow
Alternative form of growen