Definition of grow

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- Grow v
- Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" [syn: {turn}]
- Become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
- Increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
- Cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
- Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: {mature}, {maturate}]
- Come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {rise}, {develop}, {uprise}, {spring up}]
- Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" [syn: {raise}, {farm}, {produce}]
- Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: {develop}, {produce}, {get}, {acquire}]
- Grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior" [syn: {develop}]
- Become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together" [also: {grown}, {grew}]