- grow up
- grow up (v.) "advance toward maturity," 1530s. As a command to be sensible, from 1951.
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grow — [ grou ] (past tense grew [ gru ] ; past participle grown [ groun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 about children/animals ▸ 2 about plants/cells etc. ▸ 3 about hair/nails ▸ 4 increase in size ▸ 5 increase in success ▸ 6 develop character ▸ 7 start to have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grow — W1S1 [grəu US grou] v past tense grew [gru:] past participle grown [grəun US groun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(increase)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(plants)¦ 4¦(hair/nails)¦ 5¦(become)¦ 6¦(improve)¦ 7 it/money doesn t grow on trees … Dictionary of contemporary English
grow — [grəʊ ǁ groʊ] verb grew PASTTENSE [gruː] grown PASTPART [grəʊn ǁ groʊn] COMMERCE 1. [intransitive] to increase in amount, size, or degree: • Seaman grew rapidly, becoming one of the largest advertisers in t … Financial and business terms
grow — [grō] vi. grew, grown, growing [ME growen < OE growan, akin to ON grōa, OHG gruoen < IE base * ghrō , to grow, turn green > GREEN, GRASS] 1. to come into being or be produced naturally; spring up; sprout 2. to exist as living vegetation; … English World dictionary
Grow! — Beschreibung Fachzeitschrift Verlag Hanf Verlag Darmstadt GmbH Erstausg … Deutsch Wikipedia
grow on — 1. To gain a greater hold on 2. To gain in the estimation of, become ever more acceptable to 3. (of seedlings) to (be stimulated to) develop into mature plants by suitable positioning, treatment, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑grow * * * ˈgrow on… … Useful english dictionary
Grow — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Galusha A. Grow (1823–1907), US amerikanischer Politiker Malcolm C. Grow (1887–1960), US amerikanischer Luftwaffenoffizier Margarete Grow, deutsche Tänzerin und Schönheitskönigin Grow ist der Name mehrerer … Deutsch Wikipedia
Grow — (gr[=o]), v. i. [imp. {Grew} (gr[udd]); p. p. {Grown (gr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Growing}.] [AS. gr[=o]wan; akin to D. groeijen, Icel. gr[=o]a, Dan. groe, Sw. gro. Cf. {Green}, {Grass}.] 1. To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grow — grow; grow·able; grow·er; in·ter·grow; re·grow; grow·ing·ly; … English syllables
Grow — (gr[=o]), v. t. To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. Macaulay. Syn: To raise; to cultivate. See {Raise}, v. t., 3. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grow — (англ. расти) это название международного общественного движения за психич. здоровье. Оно возникло в Австралии и насчитывает свыше пятисот групп самопомощи. Движение получило свое развитие еще в пяти странах мира. Grow предоставляет… … Психологическая энциклопедия
