VERB | change | grow, turn | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute |
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change | grow | become larger / larger, greater, or bigger | |
change | grow | increase in size by natural process | |
change | grow | cause to grow or develop | |
change | grow, mature, maturate | develop and reach maturity | |
stative | grow, originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up | come into existence | |
creation | grow, raise, farm, produce | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques | |
body | grow, develop, produce, get, acquire | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) | |
change | grow, develop | grow emotionally or mature | |
change | grow | become attached by or as if by the process of growth |
Sounds | grow' | |
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Rhymes | Afro ... zero: 75 rhymes with row... |
Meaning | Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Something ----s Adjective/Noun | |
Model | John will grow angry | |
Synonym | turn | |
Narrower | bald | Grow bald |
turn | change color / color | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Similar to | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
Spanish | tornar, volverse | |
Catalan | canviar, convertir-se, transformar-se | |
Nouns | growth | the gradual beginning or coming forth |
Meaning | Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Model | The business is going to grow | |
Caused by | develop, make grow | Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development |
Narrower | augment | Grow or intensify |
boom, thrive, flourish, expand | Grow vigorously | |
burgeon | Grow and flourish | |
develop | Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment | |
enlarge | Become larger or bigger | |
expand | Become larger / larger in size or volume or quantity | |
expand, spread out | Extend in one or more directions | |
hypertrophy | Undergo hypertrophy | |
lengthen | Become long / long or longer | |
mushroom | Grow and spread fast | |
overgrow, grow over | Grow beyond or across | |
proliferate | Grow rapidly | |
ramify, branch | Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures | |
rise, go up, climb | increase / increase in value or to a higher point | |
rise, prove | increase / increase in volume | |
root | take root and begin to grow | |
stretch | Become longer by being stretched and pulled | |
vegetate | Grow or spread abnormally | |
Broader | increase | Become bigger or greater in amount |
See also | grow up | become an adult |
Spanish | aumentar, crecer, cultivar | |
Catalan | augmentar, créixer, cultivar | |
Nouns | growth | a process of becoming larger / larger or longer or more numerous or more important |
Meaning | increase in size by natural process. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Model | Did his feet grow? | |
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Caused by | grow | Cause to grow or develop |
Narrower | ankylose, ancylose | Undergo ankylosis |
cut | Grow through the gums | |
exfoliate | Grow by producing or unfolding leaves | |
shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout | produce buds, branches, or germinate | |
twin | Grow as twins | |
undergrow | Grow below something | |
vegetate | Grow like a plant | |
vegetate | produce vegetation | |
Broader | develop | Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment |
Similar to | grow | Cause to grow or develop |
Spanish | crecer, cultivar | |
Catalan | créixer, cultivar | |
Nouns | growth, growing | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
Meaning | Cause to grow or develop. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They grow rye in the field | |
Example | "He grows vegetables in his backyard" | |
Cause to | grow | increase in size by natural process |
Narrower | culture | Grow in a special preparation |
germinate | Cause to grow or sprout | |
root | Cause to take roots | |
rotate | plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession | |
swell | Cause to become swollen | |
vegetate | Establish vegetation on | |
Broader | develop, make grow | Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development |
Similar to | grow | increase in size by natural process |
Spanish | cultivar, hacer crecer | |
Catalan | cultivar | |
Nouns | grower | someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil |
growth, growing | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
Meaning | Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Model | Sam and Sue grow | |
Synonyms | mature, maturate | |
Entails | senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate | Grow old or older |
Narrower | find oneself, find | Accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation |
grow up | Become an adult | |
ripen | Grow ripe | |
Broader | develop | Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment |
Spanish | crecer, cultivar, hacerse, madurar | |
Catalan | créixer, cultivar, fer-se, madurar | |
Nouns | growth, growing | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
growth | a progression from simpler to more complex forms |
Meaning | Come into existence; take on form or shape. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonyms | originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up | |
Narrower | come, follow | To be the product / product or result |
come forth, emerge | happen / happen / happen or occur as a result of something | |
head | Take its rise | |
resurge | Rise again | |
well up, swell | come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things) | |
Broader | become | Come into existence |
Similar to | develop | Be gradually disclosed or unfolded |
Spanish | cultivar, derivar, desarrollarse, elaborar, elevar, originarse, originar, producirse, surgir | |
Catalan | cultivar, derivar, desenvolupar-se, elaborar, elevar, originar-se, originar, produir-se | |
Nouns | growth | the gradual beginning or coming forth |
Meaning | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Model | They grow rye in the field | |
Example | "We grow wheat here" | |
Synonyms | raise, farm, produce | |
Category | farming, agriculture, husbandry | The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock |
Narrower | carry | bear (a crop) |
keep | Raise | |
overproduce | produce in excess | |
Broader | cultivate | foster / foster the growth of |
Spanish | crecer, cultivar, producir | |
Catalan | créixer, cultivar, produir | |
Nouns | grower | someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil |
growth | vegetation that has grown |
Meaning | Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | develop, produce, get, acquire | |
Narrower | cut | Have grow through the gums |
fledge, feather | Grow feathers | |
leaf | produce leaves, of plants | |
pod | produce pods, of plants | |
pupate | Develop into a pupa | |
regrow | Grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption | |
spring | Develop suddenly | |
sprout, stock | put forth and grow sprouts / sprouts or shoots | |
stool, tiller | Grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers | |
teethe | Grow teeth | |
work up, get up | Develop | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Similar to | develop, acquire, evolve | gain through experience |
Spanish | adquirir, crecer, cultivar, desarrollar, elaborar, producir | |
Catalan | adquirir, cultivar, desenvolupar, elaborar, produir |
Meaning | Grow emotionally or mature. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Model | Sam and Sue grow | |
Synonym | develop | |
Narrower | make | Develop into |
outgrow | Grow too large or too mature for | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Spanish | crecer, cultivar, desarrollarse, elaborar | |
Catalan | créixer, cultivar, desenvolupar-se, elaborar |
Meaning | Become attached by or as if by the process of growth. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "The tree trunks had grown together" | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
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