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.
was growing
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past progressiveof grow.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The problem was that infrastructure supply was growing far faster than customer demand.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
He’s 85 now, but until he was 54, Torre didn’t reveal that baseball had been his refuge when he was growing up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Business activity in Europe and parts of Asia picked up in July, indicating that the global economy was growing at a modest pace before the fresh surge in energy prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But there was growing pressure from the opposition and civil society leaders for the government to do so.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The thing is, I spent very little time with my mother when I was growing up.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
