grow

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹəʊ/

The English word “grow” has 8 meanings listed here.

verb

To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere).
To appear or sprout.
To develop, to mature.
To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
To assume a condition or quality over time.
To become attached or fixed; to adhere.

noun

An illicit cannabis farm.

Etymology

From Middle English growen, from Old English grōwan (“to grow, increase, flourish, germinate”), from Proto-West Germanic *grōan, from Proto-Germanic *grōaną (“to grow, grow green”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”). Cognates Cognate with Dutch groeien (“to grow”), German Low German grojen (“to green; thrive; take hold; flourish”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian…

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