grow means "pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in grow?

grow has 1 syllable: grow. In IPA it is /ˈɡɹoʊ/.

What is another word for grow?

Close synonyms include turn, mature, maturate, originate, arise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is grow a common word?

grow is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with grow?

2 words rhyme with grow. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

grow — meaning, pronunciation and 10 definitions

verb

10 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
“The weather turned nasty”
“She grew angry”
Synonymsturn
Broaderchange
Narrowerbald turn
2.
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
“The problem grew too large for me”
“Her business grew fast”
Broaderincrease
Narrowerhypertrophy rise enlarge augment vegetate mushroom overgrow stretch develop expand
3.
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”
Broaderdevelop
Narrowercut ankylose undergrow exfoliate vegetate twin shoot
4.
cause to grow or develop
“He grows vegetables in his backyard”
Broaderdevelop
Narrowervegetate culture rotate swell germinate root
5.
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
“He matured fast”
“The child grew fast”
Synonymsmature maturate
Broaderdevelop
Narrowerripen find oneself grow up
6.
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”
Synonymsoriginate arise rise develop uprise spring up
Broaderbecome
Narrowerresurge come forth come well up head
7.
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”
Synonymsraise farm produce
Broadercultivate
Narrowercarry overproduce keep
farming
8.
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”
Synonymsdevelop produce get acquire
Broaderchange
Narrowerfledge regrow spring sprout stool leaf pod teethe pupate work up
9.
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”
Synonymsdevelop
Broaderchange
Narroweroutgrow make
10.
become attached by or as if by the process of growth
“The tree trunks had grown together”
Broaderchange

Other forms of grow

past tense or participle: grew
past tense or participle: grown
present participle: growing·
third person: grows·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about grow

What does grow mean?: grow means "pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in grow?: grow has 1 syllable: grow. In IPA it is /ˈɡɹoʊ/.
What is another word for grow?: Close synonyms include turn, mature, maturate, originate, arise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is grow a common word?: grow is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with grow?: 2 words rhyme with grow. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for grow come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

10 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
“The weather turned nasty”
“She grew angry”
Synonymsturn
Broaderchange
Narrowerbald turn
2.
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
“The problem grew too large for me”
“Her business grew fast”
Broaderincrease
Narrowerhypertrophy rise enlarge augment vegetate mushroom overgrow stretch develop expand
3.
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”
Broaderdevelop
Narrowercut ankylose undergrow exfoliate vegetate twin shoot
4.
cause to grow or develop
“He grows vegetables in his backyard”
Broaderdevelop
Narrowervegetate culture rotate swell germinate root
5.
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
“He matured fast”
“The child grew fast”
Synonymsmature maturate
Broaderdevelop
Narrowerripen find oneself grow up
6.
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”
Synonymsoriginate arise rise develop uprise spring up
Broaderbecome
Narrowerresurge come forth come well up head
7.
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”
Synonymsraise farm produce
Broadercultivate
Narrowercarry overproduce keep
farming
8.
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”
Synonymsdevelop produce get acquire
Broaderchange
Narrowerfledge regrow spring sprout stool leaf pod teethe pupate work up
9.
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”
Synonymsdevelop
Broaderchange
Narroweroutgrow make
10.
become attached by or as if by the process of growth
“The tree trunks had grown together”
Broaderchange

Other forms of grow

past tense or participle: grew
past tense or participle: grown
present participle: growing·
third person: grows·

Questions about grow

What does grow mean?: grow means "pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in grow?: grow has 1 syllable: grow. In IPA it is /ˈɡɹoʊ/.
What is another word for grow?: Close synonyms include turn, mature, maturate, originate, arise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is grow a common word?: grow is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with grow?: 2 words rhyme with grow. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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