growing Definition

grow
verb grew, grown, growing

intr
1. Said of a living thing: to develop into a larger more mature form.

Thesaurus: develop, evolve, mature, sprout, germinate, flower, shoot up, blossom.
tr & intr
2. To increase, or allow (hair, nails, etc) to increase, in length.
intr
3a. To increase in size, intensity or extent;

Thesaurus: increase, expand, swell, enlarge, dilate, stretch, spread, burgeon; Antonym: shrink, wither.
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3b. To increase in size in a specified direction.

Example: grow upwards towards the light
4. To cultivate (plants).

Thesaurus: cultivate, raise, nurture, foster, plant, farm.
5a. To become ... gradually;

Example: Over the years they grew very lazy
5b. To come gradually to (have a specified feeling).

Example: grew to hate him
Form: grow to ... (usually)

2. To grow in a random, indiscriminate, or unplanned way.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon growan.

Phrasal Verb: grow from something

To originate in it.
Example: The scheme grew from an idea they had at school

Phrasal Verb: grow into something

To develop and become (a specified form).
Example: Tadpoles grow into frogs
Example: grew into a talented writer
To become big enough to wear (clothes that were originally too large).

Phrasal Verb: grow on someone

To gradually come to be liked by them.

Phrasal Verb: grow out of something

To become too big to wear (clothes that were originally the right size).To lose a liking for it, or the habit of doing it, with age.
Example: grew out of reading comics
To originate in it.
Example: The plan grew out of an idea of mine

Phrasal Verb: grow together

To become united by growth.

Phrasal Verb: grow up

To become, or be in the process of becoming, an adult.To behave in an adult way.To come into existence; to develop.