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

The prince said the trade role helped explain why he had grown so close to Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unless there’s some outside push — like a new competitor — businesses will not cut prices that customers have grown accustomed to paying, she said.

From MarketWatch

To describe real per capita gross domestic product growth in the EU as strong since 2009 would be generous and far from accurate; it has hardly grown.

From The Wall Street Journal

The US economy has grown at a solid pace in recent months, driven by consumption as households kept spending despite the squeeze from stubborn inflation and a weaker jobs market.

From Barron's

However, in the past decade, licensed events have grown.

From BBC