grow

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡrəʊ/
• SAMPA: /gr@U/
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Verb

Plain form grow

Third person singular grows

Simple past grew

Past participle grown

Present participle growing

1. (intransitive) When things grow they get bigger or change in other ways over time.

   In time, the boy grew into a man.

   Every day I grow better and better.

   The little seed has grown into a big tree.

2. (transitive) When you grow something, you help it stay alive and get bigger.

   I grow flowers in my garden.