grew

[groo] / gru /

VERB

become larger, evolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance age become breed build come cultivate develop expand flourish gain increase mature multiply produce raise rise spread sprout swell thrive turn widen

STRONG

abound amplify arise augment burgeon dilate enlarge extend germinate heighten issue luxuriate maturate mount originate propagate pullulate ripen shoot stem stretch thicken vegetate wax

WEAK

branch out burst forth come to be fill out get bigger get taller pop up spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease compress contract decline decrease demolish destroy diminish drop fail halt ignore languish lessen lose lower narrow neglect raze recede reduce repress retreat ruin shrink stop

STRONG

abridge condense curtail hold keep shorten

WEAK

stunt

Example Sentences

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grew

Instead, it grew out of a class assignment in which Wu challenged students to demonstrate how information theory could be used to solve a real problem.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

As the series grew in popularity, Apted started receiving push-back from some of the participants, who felt they had been typecast based on their backgrounds.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The burst of inflation in the spring crushed average earnings, which barely grew in 2025 as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

I grew up as a classical flute player but I was also into punk fashion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The other, the life we lived with God, grew daily better, truth upon truth, glory upon glory.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom