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grows up

grows up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grow up.

Meaning of grow up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To mature and become an adult.
    • What do you want to be when you grow up?
    Synonyms:
    age, upgrow
  2. (intransitive) To start to develop; to flourish.
    • Socialism grew up in the industrial cities.
    Synonyms:
    blossom, prosper
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To stop acting as or like a child (often used as an imperative interjection).
    • Will you grow up please, and stop making silly faces?

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Questions about grows up

What is grows up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Grows up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grow up.

Words near grows up in the dictionary

  1. grows like a weed
  2. grows on
  3. grows out
  4. grows out of
  5. grows some balls
  6. grows up
  7. growsome
  8. growstones
  9. growth
  10. growth arrest line
  11. growth arrest lines

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