grow up

British  

verb

1. to reach maturity; become adult

2. to come into existence; develop

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grow up Idioms  

1. Become an adult, as in Sam wants to be a policeman when he grows up . [First half of 1500s]

2. Come into existence, arise, as in Similar social problems grew up in all the big cities . [Late 1500s]

3. Become mature or sensible, as in It's time you grew up and faced the facts . This usage may also be in the form of an imperative (as in Don't bite your nails—grow up! ) [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

She grew up in Los Angeles, and now lives abroad and is on a visit, checking up on her mom.

From Los Angeles Times

He likely grew up apprenticing in his father’s studio, and in the 1510s he and his brother set off for Basel to work independently.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lichtenberg grew up primarily near Amherst, Mass., where his parents ran a veterinary hospital and had as many as eight cats living in their New England farmhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal

She is keen to cut down on the family's screen time as her children Romi, four, and Marlo, one, grow up surrounded by technology.

From BBC

The house I grew up in is usually quiet nowadays.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• advance
• establish
• evolve
• expand
• flourish
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• progress
• promote