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Meaning of grow in English

(Definition of grow from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of grow from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of grow from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of grow

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But while those here wait, their frustration grows -- as do reports of people attempting to find new ways of continuing their journey.
As they get smaller and lighter (and they will), the infrastructure behind them must grow larger and larger.
From WIRED
I mean, she never saw her brother grow up.
To the outside world, we all grow old.
Abstinence, we are usually told around this time of year, makes the heart grow stronger.
The reason, he says, is that triploids can be finicky to grow.
The second one is we can ship it, now can we grow it?
The smartphone market was really growing like crazy.
Some indications suggest it may have grown stronger.
It's part of my growing up right there.
We just need to grow that, so people will continue using it.
This can help protect them from whatever challenges they will face as they grow.
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Translations of grow

in Chinese (Traditional)
增長, 增多, 增大…
in Chinese (Simplified)
增长, 增多, 增大…
in Spanish
crecer, dejar crecer, cultivar…
in Portuguese
crescer, deixar crescer, cultivar…
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वाढणे, वाढवणे, पिकवणे…
成長する, 大きくなる, (植物が)育つ…
büyümek, gelişmek, serpilmek…
grandir, pousser, croître…
créixer, cultivar, fer-se…
groeien, laten groeien, laten staan…
அளவு அல்லது அளவு அதிகரிக்க, அல்லது இன்னும் மேம்பட்ட அல்லது வளர்ச்சி அடைய, உங்கள் தலைமுடி அல்லது நகங்கள் வளர்ந்தால்…
बढ़ना, आकार या मात्रा में वृद्धि करने के लिए, या अधिक उन्नत या विकसित बनने के लिए…
વિકસવું, વધવું, ઉગાડવું…
gro, vokse, lade gro…
växa, bli större, odla…
hidup, tumbuh, menyimpan…
wachsen, wachsen lassen, sich entwickeln…
vokse, dyrke, bli…
بڑھنا, پروان چڑھنا, بڑھانا…
рости, відрощувати, ставати…
расти, увеличиваться, отрастать…
పెరగటం, పెంచటం/ పెరగటం, పెంచటం/పండించడం…
يَكْبَر, يَنْمو, يَزْداد…
আকার বা পরিমাণে বৃদ্ধি পাওয়া অথবা আরও উন্নত বা বিকশিত হওয়া, চুল বা নখ বেড়ে যাওয়া বা লম্বা হয়ে যাওয়া, কোনো উদ্ভিদের নির্দিষ্ট জায়গায় বৃদ্ধি পাওয়া এবং বিকশিত হওয়া…
růst, (na)růst, nachat si narůst…
tumbuh, menumbuhkan, berubah…
พัฒนา, เติบโต, ทำให้เจริญเติบโต…
phát triển, gia tăng, làm phát triển…
rosnąć, hodować, uprawiać…
자라다, 증가하다, -되다…
crescere, coltivare, diventare…
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