grown

American  

[grohn] / groʊn /

adjective

1. advanced in growth.

   a grown boy.

2. arrived at full growth or maturity; adult.

   a grown man.

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verb

1. past participle of grow.

grown British  

/ ɡrəʊn /

adjective

1. 1. developed or advanced

      fully grown

   2. ( in combination )

      half-grown

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Other Word Forms

• half-grown adjective
• ungrown adjective

Etymology

Origin of grown

First recorded in 1325–75, for the adjective

Example Sentences

Buffer funds have grown in popularity in the past several years amid investor angst about market volatility and the specter of a longer downturn.

From The Wall Street Journal

I think something probably labelled at him was that he was a bit one-dimensional, but he has grown in confidence.

From BBC

Months earlier, in March, farmworkers had used a machine to drop each little plant, grown in a greenhouse, into the moistened soil.

From Los Angeles Times

Keith, it turns out, had grown up the son of a car restorer and worked on cars himself in his garage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Annual profit has grown sevenfold since Wilson was last on the board in 2015, and there are now more than twice as many stores.

From The Wall Street Journal