grewest

Verb

grow (third-person singular simple present grows, present participle growing, simple past grew or (dialectal) growed, past participle grown or (dialectal) growed)

1. (ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
   • Children grow quickly.
2. (ergative) To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere).
   • Apples now grow all over the world.

   Synonyms:

   range

3. (intransitive) To appear or sprout.
   • Leaf buds grew on the trees with the advance of spring.
4. (intransitive) To develop, to mature.
   • As I grew throughout adolescence, I came to appreciate many things about human nature.
5. (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
   • He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
6. (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
   • Near-synonyms: become, get, go, turn, come, fall, wax

   Synonyms:

   become, get, go, turn, come, fall, wax

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