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Etymology
Old English growan|gr�wan, from Germanic *gr�-. Cognate with Dutch groeien. Compare grass, green.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɡr��/, SAMPA|/gr@U/
audio|en-us-grow.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��|-��

Verb
en-verb|grows|growing|grew|grown

1. intransitive To become bigger.

#: Children grow quickly.

1. intransitive To appear or sprout.

#: The plant began to grow.
#: A long tail began to grow from his backside.

1. transitive To cause something to become bigger, especially plants.

#: He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.

Derived terms
grow up
grow old
^growed

Related terms
growth pos_n

Usage notes
growed|Growed is a slang or dialect inflection for the simple past and past participle.

Translations
trans-top|(intransitive) to become bigger
Czech: růst
Danish: vokse, udvikle sig
Finnish: kasvaa
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|گ���ر��ب���|trgawra boon|scKUchar
Swedish: växa
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trans-top|(intransitive) to appear or sprout
Danish: vokse, gro, udvikle sig
Finnish: kasvaa
trans-mid
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|د��ر����|trdarchoon|scKUchar
Swedish: växa
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trans-top|(transitive) to cause something to become bigger
Czech: p�stovat
Danish: dyrke
Finnish: kasvattaa
trans-mid
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|��ا�د�|trRwAndin|scKUchar
Swedish: odla
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ttbc|Chinese: � (zh�ng)
ttbc|Dutch: groeien
ttbc|French: croître, pousser
ttbc|German: wachsen (1,2)
ttbc|Hungarian: n� (1,2), növeszt (3), termeszt (3)
ttbc|Icelandic: vaxa, spretta, aukast
ttbc|Ido: kreskar
ttbc|Indonesian: tumbuh, kembang|berkembang
ttbc|Japanese: ���� (�������, seich�-suru)
ttbc|Korean: 기르� (gireuda), ��� (jarada), ���� (����, seongjang-hada)
ttbc|Old English: leodan|l�odan (2)
ttbc|Polish: rosn��
ttbc|Portuguese: crescer
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: fàs, cinn
ttbc|Spanish: crecer
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References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Category:English irregular verbs
Category:English ergative verbs

el:grow
fa:grow
fr:grow
gl:grow
io:grow
id:grow
it:grow
hu:grow
ja:grow
pl:grow
ro:grow
simple:grow
fi:grow
ta:grow
te:grow
vi:grow
uk:grow
zh:grow

• 2007-12-10 20:35 - DCDuring - growed

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