Definition of -grow in English English dictionary
- absence makes the heart grow fonder
- When someone or something is faraway, you realise how much you love (or miss) them or it
- great oaks from little acorns grow
- Alternative form of mighty oaks from little acorns grow
- grow
- To assume a condition or quality
The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled.
- grow
- To appear or sprout
A long tail began to grow from his backside.
- grow
- To cause something to become bigger, especially cultivate plants
He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
- grow
- To become bigger
Children grow quickly.
- grow a pair
- To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so
- grow cold
- To wane; to lose interest or enthusiasm for something or someone; to become disenchanted or to fall out of love with someone
- grow into
- To become accustomed to something by maturing
At first, the new job as managing director was way over my head, but I grew into it.
- grow into
- To grow in size, so as to be able to fit something (especially an item of clothing)
His new jumper was a bit big for him, but he'll grow into it in a couple of years.
- grow like Topsy
- To grow rapidly and out of control
Why has National Strategies been allowed to grow like Topsy in some respects, and at the same time become even more complex, making it difficult for teachers to take in the amount of guidance that they receive?.
- grow on
- To become more likeable to someone
I didn't like this song at first, but now it's starting to grow on me.
- grow op
- An illegal marijuana-growing operation, usually indoors
Police sweep massive grow op: ‘Sophisticated organized crime’ behind pot: Police.
- grow operation
- An illegal marijuana-growing operation, usually indoors
- grow operations
- plural form of grow operation
- grow ops
- plural form of grow op
- grow out of
- To become too mature for something
Still, I see you mean well enough, and are merely suffering from the debilitating cheerfulness of youth. You will soon grow out of that.
- grow out of
- To become too physically large for something, especially clothes
I give my old clothes to charity when I've grown out of them.
- grow up
- To mature and become an adult
What do you want to be when you grow up?.
- grow up
- To flourish
Socialism grew up in the industrial cities..
- grow up
- To stop acting as a child (often used as an interjection.)
Will you grow up please, and stop making silly faces..
- grow-op
- Alternative form of grow op
- hear the grass grow
- To hear very well due to being in an exceptionally quiet environment
A suburban arena that was so sepulchral you could hear the grass grow.
- hear the grass grow
- To have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing
Heimdall is the watchman of the gods. . . . So acute is his ear that no sound escapes him, for he can even hear the grass grow and the wool on a sheep's back.
- hear the grass grow
- To be very aware or discerning; to pay attention to every small detail
He was quick to appreciate Blankenhorn's engaging personality and intelligent use of his skills. Chief among these was a remarkable ability to keep track of developments—to ‘hear the grass grow’.
- mighty oaks from little acorns grow
- Something great can come from a modest beginning
Don't give up on the project - mighty oaks from little acorns grow!.
- money doesn't grow on trees
- Wealth cannot be obtained without some effort; hence currency is not always available for a prospective purchase
Money doesn't grow on trees — and even the paper for money isn't made of wood!.
- grow apart
- If people who have a close relationship grow apart, they gradually start to have different interests and opinions from each other, and their relationship starts to fail. He and his wife grew apart It sounds as if you have grown apart from Tom
- grow
- {v} to shoot out, increase, improve, raise, become
- grow down
- extend downwards
- grow weak
- Became fatigued, became feeble, became powerless, became faint
- grow
- {f} become larger; cultivate; be changed; be; become
- grow
- If something such as an idea or a plan grows out of something else, it develops from it. The idea for this book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster
- grow
- If a plant or tree grows in a particular place, it is alive there. The station had roses growing at each end of the platform
- grow
- If an amount, feeling, or problem grows, it becomes greater or more intense. Opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate. a growing number of immigrants
- grow
- cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
- grow
- To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; said of animals and vegetables and their organs
- grow
- referring to volcanoes as they increase in size
- grow
- If the economy or a business grows, it increases in wealth, size, or importance. The economy continues to grow. a fast growing business
- grow
- If you grow a particular type of plant, you put seeds or young plants in the ground and look after them as they develop. I always grow a few red onions
- grow
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here
- grow
- To become attached or fixed; to adhere
- grow
- develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
- grow
- To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco
- grow
- To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries
- grow
- If one thing grows into another, it develops or changes until it becomes that thing. The boys grew into men This political row threatens to grow into a full blown crisis
- grow
- If someone grows a business, they take actions that will cause it to increase in wealth, size, or importance. To grow the business, he needs to develop management expertise and innovation across his team
- grow
- increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
- grow
- (v ) tUl, tool
- grow
- come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
- grow
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
- grow
- To cause something to become bigger, especially plants
- grow
- To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale
- grow
- If someone grows their hair, or grows a beard or moustache, they stop cutting their hair or shaving so that their hair becomes longer. You can also grow your nails. I'd better start growing my hair
- grow
- You use grow to say that someone or something gradually changes until they have a new quality, feeling, or attitude. I grew a little afraid of the guy next door He grew to love his work
- grow
- If someone grows mentally, they change and develop in character or attitude. They began to grow as persons
- grow
- When someone's hair grows, it gradually becomes longer. Your nails also grow. Then the hair began to grow again and I felt terrific
- grow
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
- grow
- grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
- grow
- If a crystal grows, or if a scientist grows it, it forms from a solution. crystals that grow in cavities in the rock We tried to grow some copper sulphate crystals with our children. see also grown
- grow
- When people, animals, and plants grow, they increase in size and change physically over a period of time. We stop growing at maturity
- grow
- To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue
- grow
- GNU GNU Remote Operations Web An architecture for building networked applications and services using WWW
- grow
- become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
- grow
- become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together"
