grow+or+become+less
1grow — [ 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… …
2grow — 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 …
3grow apart — ˌgrow a ˈpart [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they grow apart he/she/it grows apart present participle growing apart past tense grew apart …
4grow away from — ˌgrow a ˈway from [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they grow away from he/she/it grows away from present participle growing away from past tense grew away from …
5grow away from somebody — ˌgrow aˈway from sb derived no passive to become less close to sb; to depend on sb or care for sb less • When she left school she grew away from her mother. Main entry: ↑growderived …
6grow — verb past tense grew /grU:/ past participle grown 1 PERSON/ANIMAL (I) to become bigger and develop over a period of time: How you ve grown since the last time I saw you! | grow 2 inches/5cm etc: Stan grew two inches in six months. | growing… …
7grow away from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms grow away from : present tense I/you/we/they grow away from he/she/it grows away from present participle growing away from past tense grew away from past participle grown away from grow away from someone if… …
8grow apart — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms grow apart : present tense I/you/we/they grow apart he/she/it grows apart present participle growing apart past tense grew apart past participle grown apart if people grow apart, their relationship gradually …
9ˌgrow aˈpart — phrasal verb if people grow apart, their relationship gradually changes and they become less close …
10grow pale — turn pale, become white, lose the pink color in one s face; become less intense in color …
