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grow
[ groh ]
/ groʊ /
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verb (used without object), grew [groo], /gru/, grown [grohn], /groʊn/, grow·ing [groh-ing]. /ˈgroʊ ɪŋ/.
verb (used with object), grew [groo], /gru/, grown [grohn], /groʊn/, grow·ing [groh-ing]. /ˈgroʊ ɪŋ/.
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Idioms about grow
grow a pair, Slang: Vulgar. pair1 (def. 23).
Origin of grow
First recorded before 900; Middle English growen, Old English grōwan; cognate with Dutch groeien, Old High German grouwan, Old Norse grōa
OTHER WORDS FROM grow
grow·a·ble, adjectivere·grow, verb, re·grew, re·grown, re·grow·ing.Words nearby grow
Other definitions for grow (2 of 2)
Grow
[ groh ]
/ groʊ /
noun
Ga·lu·sha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh], /gəˈlu ʃə/, 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
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British Dictionary definitions for grow
grow
/ (ɡrəʊ) /
verb grows, growing, grew (ɡruː) or grown (ɡrəʊn)
Word Origin for grow
Old English grōwan; related to Old Norse grōa, Old Frisian grōia, Old High German gruoen; see green, grass
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