Words / A1

GROH/ɡrəʊ/

Children grow, and plants grow if you water them — the verb means become bigger, or keep plants so they get bigger. Grow up is different: it means become an adult. The past is grew.

Meaning

To become bigger, or to keep plants so they get bigger.

Examples

• “Children grow so fast.”
• “We grow tomatoes in the garden.”
• “He grew five centimetres this year.”

Good to know

grow = get bigger. grow up = become an adult. Past: grew.

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