- to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- to form and increase in size by a process of inorganic accretion, as by crystallization.
- to arise or issue as a natural development from an original happening, circumstance, or source: Our friendship grew from common interests.
- to increase gradually in size, amount, etc.; become greater or larger; expand: His influence has grown.
- to become gradually attached or united by or as if by growth: The branches of the trees grew together, forming a natural arch.
- to come to be by degrees; become: to grow old.
- to lie or extend in a certain direction, as an anchor cable.
- to cause to grow: They grow corn.
- to allow to grow: to grow a beard.
- to cover with a growth (used in the passive): a field grown with corn.
- grow into,
- to become large enough for: He'll grow into his brother's suits before long.
- to become mature or experienced enough for: She grew into the job, although she wasn't qualified for it at first.
- grow on / upon
- to increase in influence or effect: An uneasy feeling grew upon him as he went through the old house.
- to become gradually more liked or accepted by: a village by the sea that grows on one.
- grow out of,
- to become too large or mature for; outgrow: He has grown out of all his clothes.
- to originate in; develop from: The plan grew out of a casual conversation.
- grow up,
- to be or become fully grown; attain mental or physical maturity.
- to come into existence; arise: New cities grew up in the desert.
- U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- (of an organism or part of an organism) to increase in size or develop (hair, leaves, or other structures)
- to originate, as from an initial cause or source
- to increase in size, number, degree, etc
- to change in length or amount in a specified direction
- (esp of emotions, physical states, etc) to develop or come into existence or being gradually
- to come into existence
- to be joined gradually by or as by growth
- to develop a specified state of friendship
- to become covered with a growth
- to produce (plants) by controlling or encouraging their growth, esp for home consumption or on a commercial basis
