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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He grew up dabbling at his local multi-sport club before choosing which one he would come to revolutionize: cross-country skiing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Steinberg was born in 1950 and grew up in Palm Springs, California, where his family had a table grape business.

From Barron's

Predictions they would be thrashed in every game grew after an opening 73-run defeat to fellow associate side Scotland.

From Barron's

Gross domestic product grew 0.1% in the final quarter of last year, though economists expect some pickup at the start of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal

Georgia said: "I'm not that sporty but I grew up in a rugby family, so I think I was attracted to the full impact aspects of ice hockey - like the fights between players."

From BBC