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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On Mother's Day, children — whether small or grown — take the opportunity to pay special tribute to their moms.
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Maquita Peters, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
While global wine consumption has declined in recent years, in-flight wine consumption has remained stable or grown.
—Rachel King, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
This trio of scents is popular enough for high school grads, but grown girls love it too.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
The Norwegian league is not the strongest in the world but a 15-year-old playing central midfield against grown men is quite something.
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Maquita Peters, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
While global wine consumption has declined in recent years, in-flight wine consumption has remained stable or grown.
—Rachel King, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
This trio of scents is popular enough for high school grads, but grown girls love it too.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
The Norwegian league is not the strongest in the world but a 15-year-old playing central midfield against grown men is quite something.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Apr. 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 6 May. 2025.
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