grew
Meaning
- simple past of grow
- (colloquial) past participle of grow
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡɹuː/
Etymology
From Middle English grew, from Old English grēow (first and third person past tense of grōwan), from West Germanic *greu, from Northwest Germanic *grerō, from Proto-Germanic *gegrō (first and third person past tense of *grōaną), reduplication of *grōaną.
New
grow
- To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
- To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere)
- To appear or sprout.
- To develop, to mature.
- To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
- To assume a condition or quality over time.
- (obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
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