Definitions

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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Acreage grew to 832,000, with record yields, and Florida was king, producing 78 percent of all United States citrus.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

After this process, the crystal grew to about 100 nanometers, or roughly 250,000 times smaller than an inch.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

The state’s population, meanwhile, grew from just under 20 million in 2014 to 23.4 million in 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

The money rift was one of several issues in their marriage, they both said, and over time they grew apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

And another year passed and he grew blind and his thinking changed so that he was not always aware but still he was happy.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen