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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During regular checks-ups when she was pregnant with her second child, Emma said doctors grew concerned about a mole on her stomach - it was confirmed as melanoma having been removed after the child was born.

From BBC

I grew up in Karachi, Pakistan, in a two-story, white house that shared its driveway with an identical-looking house next door.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the third-quarter earnings call, Amazon shared that its Everyday Essentials category — which features household necessities, including groceries — grew twice as fast as other U.S. store categories.

From MarketWatch

Only 16% of the Ducks’ players come from Oregon; nearly two-thirds of the Crimson Tide’s players grew up outside Alabama.

From The Wall Street Journal

The outgoing director grew up in Atlanta and attended the University of Georgia as an undergrad.

From Los Angeles Times