grow

grow

verb \ˈgrō\

grew \ˈgrü\ grown \ˈgrōn\ grow·ing

Definition of GROW

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>