Meaning : Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute. Become.
Example :
The weather turned nasty.
She grew angry.
Synonyms : turn
Meaning : Become larger, greater, or bigger. Expand or gain.
Example :
The problem grew too large for me.
Her business grew fast.
Meaning : Increase in size by natural process.
Example :
Corn doesn't grow here.
In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees.
Her hair doesn't grow much anymore.
Meaning : Cause to grow or develop.
Example :
He grows vegetables in his backyard.
Meaning : Come into existence. Take on form or shape.
Example :
A new religious movement originated in that country.
A love that sprang up from friendship.
The idea for the book grew out of a short story.
An interesting phenomenon uprose.
Synonyms : arise, develop, originate, rise, spring up, uprise
Meaning : Grow emotionally or mature.
Example :
The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten.
When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior.
Synonyms : develop
Meaning : Become attached by or as if by the process of growth.
Example :
The tree trunks had grown together.