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  • past participle of grow.
Definitions

grown

[grohn] / groʊn /
ADJECTIVE
of age
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK
adult grown up


Example Sentences

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Jimmy Russo, president of the Lea Valley Growers' Association and co‑owner of Valley Grown Salads near Harlow, said costs have "rocketed".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Grown men can be as Machiavellian as 9-year-old girls, but boys haven’t quite learned how.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

For several years, the comedian and star of movies like "The Hot Chick" and "Grown Ups" has been a conservative voice and figure in Hollywood.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2024

Grown from a Fuji seed at the request of my then-8-year-old daughter, it must have been crossed with a crabapple;

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Grown people did their work, and younger people, until they reached the age of twelve, went to school.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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