English to English
verb
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
The weather turned nasty.
She grew angry.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
The problem grew too large for me.
Her business grew fast.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause to grow or develop
He grows vegetables in his backyard.
source: WordNet 3.0
- develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
He matured fast.
The child grew fast.
source: WordNet 3.0
- come into existence; take on form or shape
A new religious movement originated in that country.
A love that sprang up from friendship.
The idea for the book grew out of a short story.
An interesting phenomenon uprose.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
The Bordeaux region produces great red wines.
They produce good ham in Parma.
We grow wheat here.
We raise hogs here.
source: WordNet 3.0
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
He grew a beard.
The patient developed abdominal pains.
I got funny spots all over my body.
Well-developed breasts.
source: WordNet 3.0
- grow emotionally or mature
The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten.
When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become attached by or as if by the process of growth
The tree trunks had grown together.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs.
source: Webster 1913
- To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [gro] Tumubò; sumibol
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
