Past tense of grow
irregular verb
The past tense of grow is grew. The past participle is grown.
Forms of grow
| Base form (V1) | grow /ˈɡɹəʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | grew /ɡɹuː/ |
| Past participle (V3) | grown /ɡɹəʊn/ |
| Present participle | growing /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | grows /ɡɹəʊz/ |
Less standard forms: growed (dialectal).
Grew and grown in a sentence
- Leaf buds grew on the trees with the advance of spring.
- As I grew throughout adolescence, I came to appreciate many things about human nature.
- Before we knew it, the forest was on us, and the air grew colder and damper.From the entry on
- As he grew older, he opened to new ways of doing things.From the entry open
- After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.From the entry remote
Meaning of grow
- verb To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
- verb To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere).
- verb To appear or sprout.
Verbs like grow
Questions about the past tense of grow
- What is the past tense of grow?
- The past tense of grow is grew.
- What is the past participle of grow?
- The past participle of grow is grown.
- Is grow a regular or irregular verb?
- Grow is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
- Is growed correct?
- growed is marked dialectal in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of grow is grew.
Source and license
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