Definitions

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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As a result, China's exports to the Middle East grew nearly twice as fast as its exports to the rest of the world last year.

From BBC

He then grew a fresh batch of plants genetically true to those that once surrounded the mere.

From BBC

GDP grew at just 0.7% in the final quarter of 2025, half the original estimate, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

From Barron's

Over the next six decades, as the glacier retreated, the wedge expanded into a long finger, and the size of the lake grew twelvefold.

From The Wall Street Journal