grow

One entry found for grow.

Main Entry: grow
Pronunciation: gr
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): grew /grü/; grown /grn/; 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>