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.
is growing
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present progressiveof grow (3rd person singular).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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AI is improving and adoption is growing much more quickly than with computers, and productivity improvements have been impressive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Moreover, business spending is growing faster than consumer spending, which grew only 3.8% in the second quarter compared with business increasing at a double-digit rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Oura is growing fast: Sales are rising 74% a year at the last count, which measures the nine months to June 30 against the same period a year earlier.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
New analysis of school funding by the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies shows the budget per pupil is growing faster than expected, by 9% in real terms between 2025-26 and 2028-29.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
‘In this sloshflunking Giant Country, happy eats like pineapples and pigwinkles is simply not growing. Nothing is growing except for one extremely icky-poo vegetable. It is called the snozzcumber.’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
