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

Originally from Lula's north-eastern home state of Pernambuco, he grew up supporting him.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Eight years later, when those lobsters grew to legal harvestable size, Maine landed a record of more than 100 million pounds.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

It just reminds me of the movie theaters I grew up going to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

As the company grew, it navigated and exploited the 20th century’s tangle of transport regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The sound grew as others picked it up.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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