1
: fully grown : mature
grown men and women
2
: covered or surrounded with vegetation
land well grown with trees
3
a
: cultivated or produced in a specified way or locality
—used in combination
shade-grown tobacco
b
: overgrown with
—used in combination
a weed-grown patio
Examples of grown in a Sentence
It's a job that requires a grown man.
a field lavishly grown with poppies
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 23 July 2025
At just 5 years old she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a condition that primarily affects grown women, with extremely rare cases in children.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The football field offers him simplicity, even amid the chaos of 11 grown men chasing him.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
Only Mary Poppins was shrewd enough to rescue a grown man while pretending to ignore him.
—Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for grown
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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