grew
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
An inflected form of grow · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 598 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 32,471 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.015% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become also: turn The weather turned nastyShe grew angry
- become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain The problem grew too large for meHer business grew fast
- increase in size by natural process Corn doesn't grow hereIn these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees
- cause to grow or develop He grows vegetables in his backyard
- develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation also: mature, maturate He matured fastThe child grew fast
- come into existence; take on form or shape also: originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up A new religious movement originated in that countrya love that sprang up from friendship
grew in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I grew afraid and turned to quit the room.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Christian gathered herself up; her face grew pale again, and her voice steady.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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We never lay together, but ere morning There grew a flaw between us.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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Yet the cobwebs grew; there was an element not reached by, resentful of, the atmosphere of Johnny's friendliness--"Terence O'Hara's gang."
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The latter saw him; grew very excited, cursed him and drove him from his farm with bitter oaths and violent threats.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1