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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Singapore's economy grew six percent year-on-year in the first quarter as demand skyrockets for artificial intelligence chips, balancing the fallout from the Middle East war, the government said Monday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Company co-founder Adam Ellis, who grew up nearby and graduated from University of Akron, said the region, with its lingering industrial foundation, makes an ideal base.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Langsford, who grew up in Surrey, said she wanted quicker diagnoses to allow people who have dementia and their loved ones to access more timely care and support.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Their experiments revealed that Menin levels dropped sharply in the hypothalamus as mice grew older.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

“I have a Swiss mother,” the airman told her, “and a Canadian father. So I grew up speaking German and English.”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo