grow

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

• “The weather turned nasty”
• “She grew angry”

become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

• “The problem grew too large for me”
• “Her business grew fast”

increase in size by natural process

• “Corn doesn”
• “;”
• “;”
• “t grow much anymore”

cause to grow or develop

• “He grows vegetables in his backyard”

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

• “He matured fast”
• “The child grew fast”

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”

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”

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”

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”

become attached by or as if by the process of growth

• “The tree trunks had grown together”