grown

Meanings

• Adjective

  Having grown or become larger in size, usually as a result of the passage of time.

  - "The children have grown taller this year."
  - "The tree has grown to be very large."
  - "The company has grown significantly over the past decade."

• Verb

  To cause (plants or other organisms) to develop and grow.

  - "The farmer grows wheat on his land."
  - "My mother grows beautiful roses in her garden."
  - "The seedling has not yet grown large enough to be transplanted."

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Pronunciation

1. /ɡɹoʊn/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1648253"

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Antonyms

shrink

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Synonyms

grown up , grown-ass , mature

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with grown
groan , mown , lawn , drawn

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Variants

List of all variants of grown that leads to same result
grown , grew , grow , grower , growers , growing , growingly , grows , grown-up , grown-ups , moss-grown , shade-grown , full-grown , grew up , grow up , growing up , grown up , grows up , grew apart , grow apart , growing apart , grown apart , grows apart , grew from , grow from , growing from , grown from , grows from

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Forms

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grows, grew, grown, growing

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Etymology

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Old English grawen, from grotan ‘to grow’. Related to Old Norse gröða ‘to grow’.

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Trivia

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1. The human body continues to grow throughout life, although the rate of growth slows down after adolescence.

2. The largest living organism in the world is a fungus called Armillaria ostoyae, which covers over 2,200 acres in Oregon, USA.

3. Plants absorb water and nutrients from the soil through their roots, and use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into food through the process of photosynthesis.

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Related Concepts

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1. Development: The process of growing and maturing, especially of living organisms.

2. Growth spurt: A period of rapid growth, especially in children and adolescents.

3. Organic growth: Growth that occurs naturally, without human intervention or artificial means.

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Culture

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In literature, the concept of growth is often used as a metaphor for personal development and maturation. In art, images of growing plants and organisms are common motifs. In music, there are numerous songs about the growth and maturation of relationships and the passage of time.

How to Memorize "grown"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a seed growing into a plant, or imagine yourself getting taller as the years pass.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'grown' with the concept of maturation and development.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Growing Roses Need Water' to remember the past tense form 'grew'.

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