grew

[groo] / gru /

VERB

become larger, evolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance age become breed build come cultivate develop expand flourish gain increase mature multiply produce raise rise spread sprout swell thrive turn widen

STRONG

abound amplify arise augment burgeon dilate enlarge extend germinate heighten issue luxuriate maturate mount originate propagate pullulate ripen shoot stem stretch thicken vegetate wax

WEAK

branch out burst forth come to be fill out get bigger get taller pop up spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease compress contract decline decrease demolish destroy diminish drop fail halt ignore languish lessen lose lower narrow neglect raze recede reduce repress retreat ruin shrink stop

STRONG

abridge condense curtail hold keep shorten

WEAK

stunt

Example Sentences

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"My dad was always massively into Oasis, so I grew up listening to it, and I was always such a big fan of him and how funny he is," he says.

From BBC

Public awareness grew, heightened by factors like the US embassy in Beijing making monitoring data public.

From Barron's

“These people Bobby portrayed in his movie, I grew up in those parts and know each of them personally,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Bouzid grew up in Tunisia but moved to France at the age of 18 and now lives between the two countries.

From Barron's

To better understand the product, Liu biked to work during Giant's first few years, but the habit fell by the wayside as the company grew.

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