grow - Meaning in Konkani

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grow - Meaning in Konkani

grow Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of grow in English

grow verb

1. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

   Synonyms

   acquire, develop, get, produce

   Examples

   • "He grew a beard"
   • "I got funny spots all over my body"
   • "The patient developed abdominal pains"
   • "Well-developed breasts"
2. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

   Synonyms

   turn

   Examples

   • "She grew angry"
   • "The weather turned nasty"
3. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

   Examples

   • "Her business grew fast"
   • "The problem grew too large for me"
4. increase in size by natural process

   Examples

   • "Corn doesn't grow here"
   • "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
   • "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
5. cause to grow or develop

   Example

   • "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
6. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

   Synonyms

   maturate, mature

   Examples

   • "He matured fast"
   • "The child grew fast"
7. become attached by or as if by the process of growth

   Example

   • "The tree trunks had grown together"
8. grow emotionally or mature

   Synonyms

   develop

   Examples

   • "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"
9. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

   Synonyms

   farm, produce, raise

   Examples

   • "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"
   • "They produce good ham in Parma"
   • "We grow wheat here"
   • "We raise hogs here"
10. come into existence; take on form or shape

    Synonyms

    arise, develop, originate, rise, rise, spring up, uprise

    Examples

    • "a love that sprang up from friendship"
    • "A new religious movement originated in that country"
    • "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
    • "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"

Synonyms of grow

• acquire, develop, get, produce
• turn
• maturate, mature
• develop
• farm, produce, raise
• arise, develop, originate, rise, spring up, uprise

More matches for grow

noun 

verb 

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