grow
verb (used without object)
to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
are growing
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present progressiveof grow.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But many of the degrees they graduate with don’t prepare them adequately for top-tier jobs at big companies, while young people are growing more discerning about the jobs they want.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Other numbers show individual loan amounts are growing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
"So the coco is quarantined there for two years, and so from those plants that are growing I decided to make this chocolate bar."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Competitors have followed and are growing fast, although Whatnot has a significant head start.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
However, there are growing examples in animal research demonstrating that animals do indeed use music, and that monkeys and other animals use musical patterns and can hear abstractions in music as well.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
