grown

adjective \ ˈgrōn \

|Updated on: 7 Aug 2018

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Definition of grown

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

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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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The Voges, their five grown children and three spouses were together on Thanksgiving in Mexico.

— sara randazzo, WSJ, "The Sexting Scandal That Toppled One of America’s Most Powerful Lawyers," 13 July 2018
His grown children continue to search for whoever was responsible for the unsafe vacant house.

— tim prudente, baltimoresun.com, "Collapse: The rise and deadly fall of a Baltimore rowhouse," 12 July 2018
At Kids Dinosaur of the Month Club LLC, the answer is a father in Bucks County who, with his wife and two grown children, want to feed youths’ fascination with enormous reptiles — and getting packages in the mail.

— diane mastrull, Philly.com, "No batteries required: These entrepreneurs are banking on a market for no-tech fun," 28 June 2018
As Vanity Fair's Maya Kosoff points out, there's a danger that the Chinese will react by intensifying their efforts to build home-grown alternatives to US technologies.

— timothy b. lee, Ars Technica, "Report: Trump officials planning escalation of US-China tech trade war," 25 June 2018
It's been a while since new fatherhood for Brolin, who has two grown children, Trevor, 29, and Eden, 24.

— bryan alexander, USA TODAY, "Happy Father's Day, Josh Brolin: Why the 'Sicario' star is nervous about having a baby girl," 17 June 2018
The large home also has space for their six grown children, plus spouses, significant others and four grandchildren who love to visit their home away from home in Louisville.

— taylor m. riley, The Courier-Journal, "This Prospect home does summer the right way with the perfect pool," 14 June 2018
The imperative: To develop home-grown talent that flourishes into stardom, and to keep those players long-term.

— greg cote, miamiherald, "Marlins' 25th Anniversary Weekend underlines Derek Jeter's obligation to heal deep wounds," 9 June 2018
Our blended family of five grown children are doing what grown children do, finding partners, marrying, proliferating.

— marni jameson, NOLA.com, "Bring out the family: 4 tips for customizing your outdoor kitchen," 1 June 2018

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First Known Use of grown

1645

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Definition of grown for English Language Learners

: no longer a child

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Definition of grown for Students

: having reached full growth : mature

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