grow

About 37.72 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To become larger, to increase in magnitude.

   Children grow quickly.

2. verb To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere).

   Apples now grow all over the world. The tallest trees grow to about 30 feet.

3. verb To appear or sprout.

   Leaf buds grew on the trees with the advance of spring.

4. verb To develop, to mature.

   As I grew throughout adolescence, I came to appreciate many things about human nature.

5. verb To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.

   He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.

6. verb To assume a condition or quality over time.

   The boy grew wise as he matured.

7. verb To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
8. noun An illicit cannabis farm.

Similar words

raise arise rise originate produce turn get develop acquire spring up

Often followed by

up in and to into out on more at

Word family

grew grower growers growing growingly grown grows