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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Grow \Grow\ (gr[=o]), v. i. [imp. Grew (gr[udd]); p. p. Grown
      (gr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Growing.] [AS. gr[=o]wan; akin
     to D. groeijen, Icel. gr[=o]a, Dan. groe, Sw. gro. Cf.
     Green, Grass.]
     1. To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to
        increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter
        into the living organism; -- said of animals and
        vegetables and their organs.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to
        be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Winter began to grow fast on.         --Knolles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Even just the sum that I do owe to you
              Is growing to me by Antipholus.       --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be
        produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice
        grows in warm countries.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Where law faileth, error groweth.     --Gower.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect
        from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For his mind
              Had grown Suspicion's sanctuary.      --Byron.
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     5. To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
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              Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow.
                                                    --Shak.
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     Growing cell, or Growing slide, a device for preserving
        alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a
        manner to permit its growth to be watched under the
        microscope.
  
     Grown over, covered with a growth.
  
     To grow out of, to issue from, as plants from the soil, or
        as a branch from the main stem; to result from.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              These wars have grown out of commercial
              considerations.                       --A. Hamilton.
  
     To grow up, to arrive at full stature or maturity; as,
        grown up children.
  
     To grow together, to close and adhere; to become united by
        growth, as flesh or the bark of a tree severed. --Howells.
  
     Syn: To become; increase; enlarge; augment; improve; expand;
          extend.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Grow \Grow\ (gr[=o]), v. t.
     To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a
     crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. --Macaulay.
  
     Syn: To raise; to cultivate. See Raise, v. t., 3.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Grow \Grow\, v. t.
     To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a
     crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. --Macaulay.
  
     Syn: To raise; to cultivate. See Raise, v. t., 3.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Grow \Grow\, v. i. [imp. Grew; p. p. Grown ; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Growing.] [AS. grawan; akin to D. groeijen, Icel. groa,
     Dan. groe, Sw. gro. Cf. Green, Grass.]
     1. To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to
        increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter
        into the living organism; -- said of animals and
        vegetables and their organs.
  
     2. To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to
        be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
  
              Winter began to grow fast on.         --Knolles.
  
              Even just the sum that I do owe to you Is growing to
              me by Antipholus.                     --Shak.
  
     3. To spring up and come to matturity in a natural way; to be
        produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice
        grows in warm countries.
  
              Where law faileth, error groweth.     --Gower.
  
     4. To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect
        from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
  
              For his mind Had grown Suspicion's sanctuary.
                                                    --Byron.
  
     5. To become attached of fixed; to adhere.
  
              Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     Growing cell, or Growing slide, a device for preserving
        alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a
        manner to permit its growth to be watched under the
        microscope.
  
     Grown over, covered with a growth.
  
     To grow out of, to issue from, as plants from the soil, or
        as a branch from the main stem; to result from.
  
              These wars have grown out of commercial
              considerations.                       --A. Hamilton.
  
     To grow up, to arrive at full stature or maturity; as,
        grown up children.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  grow
       v 1: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property
            or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She
            grew angry" [syn: turn]
       2: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The
          problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
       3: increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow
          here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
       4: cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his
          backyard"
       5: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured
          fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: mature, maturate]
       6: 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]
       7: 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]
       8: 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]
       9: 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]
       10: become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The
           tree trunks had grown together"
       [also: grown, grew]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grow
     Αγγλικά vb.
     μεγαλώνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grow
     vb.
     1 (lb en ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
     2 (lb en ergative of plants) To undergo growth; to be present (gloss:
  somewhere)
     3 (lb en intransitive) To appear or sprout.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To develop, to mature.
     5 (lb en transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger,
  especially to cultivate plants.
     6 (lb en copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
     7 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to
  adhere.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Grow
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  grow
     vb.
     1 (lb en ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
     2 (lb en ergative of plants) To undergo growth; to be present (gloss:
  somewhere)
     3 (lb en intransitive) To appear or sprout.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To develop, to mature.
     5 (lb en transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger,
  especially to cultivate plants.
     6 (lb en copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
     7 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to
  adhere.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Grow
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  grow
     vb.
     1 (lb en ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
     2 (lb en ergative of plants) To undergo growth; to be present (gloss:
  somewhere)
     3 (lb en intransitive) To appear or sprout.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To develop, to mature.
     5 (lb en transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger,
  especially to cultivate plants.
     6 (lb en copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
     7 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to
  adhere.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Grow
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  grow
     vb.
     1 (lb en ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
     2 (lb en ergative of plants) To undergo growth; to be present (gloss:
  somewhere)
     3 (lb en intransitive) To appear or sprout.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To develop, to mature.
     5 (lb en transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger,
  especially to cultivate plants.
     6 (lb en copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
     7 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to
  adhere.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Grow
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grow
     Englanti vb.
     1 kasvaa
     2 kasvattaa
     3 tulla joksikin; kasvaa joksikin; yltyä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grow
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg kat=oregelbundna verb språk=en) växa
     2 (tagg kat=oregelbundna verb språk=en) odla

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  grow /ɡɹˈəʊ/
  1. raak, word
  2. beskaaf, beskawe, aankweek, kweek

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Grow /ɡɹˈəʊ/
  إنم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  grow //ɡɹoʊ// //ɡɹəʊ// /[ˈɡ̊ɹʷəʊ̯]/ /[ˈɡ̊ɻʷoʊ̯]/ 
  1. раста
  (intransitive) to appear or sprout
  2. раста́
  (intransitive) to become bigger
  3. нараствам
  (transitive) to cause something to become bigger