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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The company’s data-center business grew about 90% year over year in the March quarter.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

His ideas grew more ambitious, but he didn't have the equipment, money or manpower to film them - so taught himself animation using YouTube tutorials.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Díaz points to his cousin — Chef Tino, a Puerto Rican chef he grew up watching on television, as one of the figures who shaped the visual and conceptual language of the project.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Its population grew fourfold, and its landmass doubled after Jefferson’s 1803 Louisiana Purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The glow grew brighter, then as dawn came it disappeared and I saw blue smoke rising from the hill beside the village.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell