grown
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- IPA /ɡɹəʊn/
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Verb
grown verb
- To become larger, to increase in magnitude.“Children grow quickly.”
- To appear or sprout.“A long tail began to grow from his backside.”
- To develop, to mature.“As I grew throughout adolescence, I came to appreciate many things about human nature.”
- To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.“Have you ever grown your hair before?”
Adjective
grown adjective
- Covered by growth; overgrown.“What once was a farm was grown with trees.”
- Of a person: adult.
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grown upgrown-assmaturegrownupadultfull-grownbigfully grownsproutedagriculturalcroparablesowntilledplatedmadeevolvedacquired
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