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# grow

verb (grow, grows, grew, grown, growing)

«grow» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To grow is to get bigger or taller, like a child or a plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#m1)
2. To grow plants is to plant them and help them come up from the soil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#m2)
3. To grow can mean to increase in number or amount, like a town or savings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#m3)
4. To grow can mean to become, as in grow tired or grow dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#m4)
5. To grow up is to change from a child into an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#m5)

### In the lessons

An increase over time (a plant grows 2 cm a week), or plants produced in a garden. In science: living things grow; seeds need water, light and warmth to grow; children grow taller each year. In stories: Jack's beanstalk grew up to the sky. Phrases: «grow up», «grow into», «grow out of», «grow bigger».

### Examples

- The plant grows 3 cm each week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#x1)
- She grew 20 tomatoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#x2)
- The puppy grew 4 kilograms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#x3)
- How tall will it grow in 5 weeks? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#x4)
- I want to be a vet when I grow up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#x5)
- It grew dark, so we went inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#x6)
- The beanstalk grew taller than the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#x7)
- My little brother grew out of his shoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#x8)
- All children, except one, grow up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/#x9)

### Note

Growing adds; a fixed amount «each week» means repeated adding (rate × weeks), then add to the start height. Trap: do not forget the starting height. Irregular verb: grow, grew, grown (not «growed»).

## In Jewish tradition

An increase over time (a plant grows 2 cm a week), or plants produced in a garden. In science: living things grow; seeds need water, light and warmth to grow; children grow taller each year. In stories: Jack's beanstalk grew up to the sky. Phrases: «grow up», «grow into», «grow out of», «grow bigger».

### Examples

- And the child grew, and was weaned. (Torah GEN.21.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grow/#x1)
- And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great. (Torah GEN.26.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grow/#x2)
- And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. (Torah EXO.2.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grow/#x3)
- Can the reed-grass grow without water? (Writings JOB.8.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grow/#x4)
- And the child Samuel grew before the LORD. (Prophets 1SA.2.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grow/#x5)
- In the beds where it grew it shall wither.' (Prophets EZK.17.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grow/#x6)

### Note

Growing adds; a fixed amount «each week» means repeated adding (rate × weeks), then add to the start height. Trap: do not forget the starting height. Irregular verb: grow, grew, grown (not «growed»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grow/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grow.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «grow» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grow/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grow» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/grow.html) on Mova free.