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

Both 40 years old, they grew up in the area and established themselves as community organizers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Group revenue grew five percent to £8.4 billion.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Revenue grew 7.6% to $22.83 billion, above the FactSet consensus of $21.86 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Like many millennials, I grew up at the peak of the American abstinence education movement and the American evangelical obsession with virginity.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

In time they grew sick of my idiocy.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen