Main Entry: grow

Pronunciation: \ˈgrō\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): grew \ˈgrü\ ; grown \ˈgrōn\ ; grow·ing

intransitive verb

1 a : to spring up and develop to maturity b : to be able to grow in some place or situation c : to assume some relation through or as if through a process of natural growth <the cut edges of the wound grew together>
2 : to increase in size by addition of material by assimilation into the living organism or by accretion in a nonbiological process (as crystallization)

transitive verb

: to cause to grow <grew bacteria in culture>