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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“We both grew up in households where costs like that were catastrophic,” said Martinez, whose father earned less than $40,000 a year working for the state of Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“Sure, yeah, I love horses,” said Islas, who was born in Los Angeles but grew up in San Diego and still lives there.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

She grew up thinking that her life in the U.S. was temporary.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Palantir’s Foundry platform grew incrementally with each deployment, and FDEs were often sent to work on months-long free pilot programs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The sound grew as others picked it up.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom