grow

grow

W1S1 [grəu US grou] v past tense grew [gru:] past participle grown [grəun US groun]

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1¦(increase)¦

2¦(person/animal)¦

3¦(plants)¦

4¦(hair/nails)¦

5¦(become)¦

6¦(improve)¦

7 it/money doesn't grow on trees

Phrasal verbs

　grow apart

　grow into somebody/something

　grow on somebody

　grow out

　grow out of something

　grow up

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[: Old English; Origin: growan]

1.) ¦(INCREASE)¦

a)

to increase in amount, size, number, or strength

≠ ↑shrink

▪ Support for Mr Thompson is growing.

grow by

▪ Sales of new cars grew by 10% last year.

grow from/to

▪ The number of students at the college has grown from 200 to over 500.

▪ A growing number of people are taking part-time jobs.

grow rapidly/slowly/steadily

▪ The economy has grown steadily over the last ten years.

▪ Fears are growing for the crew's safety.

grow in

▪ a city that is still growing in size

▪ Skiing has really grown in popularity.

▪ There is growing concern about climate change.

▪ my growing interest in China

b) [T]

to make a business or part of a business bigger and more successful

▪ We want to grow the export side of the business.

2.) ¦(PERSON/ANIMAL)¦ [I]

to become bigger, taller etc over a period of time in the process of becoming an adult

≠ ↑shrink

▪ You've really grown since I last saw you.

▪ Victor seemed to grow taller every day.

grow 2 inches/5cm etc

▪ Stan grew two inches in six months.

3.) ¦(PLANTS)¦

a) [I]

if plants grow, they exist and develop in a natural way

▪ a tree which will grow well in most types of soil

▪ The plants grow wild (=grow without anyone looking after them) by the river.

b) [T]

to make plants or crops develop and produce fruit or flowers

→↑raise

▪ Many families own plots of land to grow food.

▪ Britain grows 6,000,000 tonnes of potatoes a year.

▪ The growing season is from April to September.

4.) ¦(HAIR/NAILS)¦

a) [T]

if you grow your hair or nails, you do not cut them

▪ I've decided to grow my hair long .

grow a beard/moustache

b) [I]

when hair or nails grow, they become longer

5.) ¦(BECOME)¦

a) [>I always + adj]

to change and become different quite slowly

▪ The sound was growing louder.

▪ Her tastes have changed as she's grown older.

▪ Donna has grown tired of being a model.

▪ Gradually, Fiona's eyes grew used to the darkness (=she gradually became able to see a little better) .

b) [I]

to gradually change your opinions and have a feeling that you did not have before

grow to like/hate/respect etc

▪ After a while the kids grew to like Mr Cox.

▪ the city he had grown to love

[i]see usage note ↑become

6.) ¦(IMPROVE)¦

to gradually become better, bigger etc

grow as

▪ She's grown tremendously as a musician.

7.) it/money doesn't grow on trees

[i]spoken used to say that you should not waste money

grow apart phr v

if two people grow apart, their relationship becomes less close

▪ The couple had been growing apart for years.

grow into / [grow into sb/sth] phr v

1.) to develop over time and become a particular kind of person or thing

▪ Sue grew into a lovely young woman.

▪ The two-part show has grown into a full-fledged series.

2.) to gradually learn how to do a job or deal with a situation successfully

▪ She will grow into her new role over the next few months.

3.) if a child grows into clothes, he or she becomes big enough to wear them

grow on [grow on sb] phr v

if something grows on you, you gradually like it more and more

▪ I hated his music at first, but it grows on you.

grow out phr v

if you grow out a hair style, or if it grows out, you gradually grow your hair until the style disappears

grow sth<=>out

▪ I'm growing my fringe out.

grow out of [grow out of sth] phr v

1.) if a child grows out of clothes, he or she becomes too big to wear them

= ↑outgrow

2.) if someone grows out of something, they stop doing it as they get older

= ↑outgrow

▪ Mike finally seems to be growing out of his rebelliousness.

3.) to develop or happen as a result of something else that happened or existed

▪ His art grew out of his love of nature.

▪ legislation which grew out of concern over the increasing crime rate

grow up phr v

1.) to develop from being a child to being an adult

▪ What do you want to be when you grow up?

▪ I grew up in Chicago.

2.) grow up!

spoken used to tell someone to behave in a more responsible way, like an adult

3.) to start to exist or develop gradually

▪ Trading settlements grew up by the river.