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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grew

"I think this decline is very regrettable," Tariq Lenny Bas, who grew up among the grapevines of western Austria, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Whipped by strong winds amid 100-plus degree temperatures, that spark grew into California’s fourth-largest wildfire on record, ultimately scorching some 429,000 acres and destroying 427 homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Nancy Jane Moore grew up near Houston in the 1950s and ’60s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Amid a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, wages grew faster than inflation in June.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Since as the chicks grew they scattered all over the place, and since there were over twenty of them, it was impossible to not be near one of her chicks.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen