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- v pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- v become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
- v increase in size by natural process
Corn doesn't grow here
In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees
her hair doesn't grow much anymore - v cause to grow or develop
He grows vegetables in his backyard - v develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
- v come into existence; take on form or shape
- v cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
We grow wheat here - v come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- v grow emotionally or mature
- v become attached by or as if by the process of growth
The tree trunks had grown together
- Taking a page out of a science fiction tale, a scientist at Wake Forest University has figured out how to grow human organs in the lab.
- Search continues to grow in importance as we sift through the mountain of information available to us.
- By showing that adult brains can grow new nerve cells he stood neurobiological dogma on its head.