- past participle of grow.
grown
Americanadjective
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advanced in growth.
a grown boy.
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arrived at full growth or maturity; adult.
a grown man.
verb
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of grown
First recorded in 1325–75, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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He was forced to harvest early, but that meant his potatoes hadn't grown to the size his customers want.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The resulting TCIP3 compound killed lymphoma cells grown in the laboratory at very low concentrations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
“The simplistic view is that China has grown faster than India because China is an autocracy,” says Yasheng Huang, a professor of global economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
International concern has meanwhile grown over the death and suspicions that a second employee at the institute fell ill.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
It was a sharp contrast to what I’d grown up watching.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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