grew

CEFRA1

/ɡɹuː/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    The past form of grow, meaning became larger or developed.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    past participle of grow

Examples

  • The sky grew darker and darker, and the wind blew harder and harder.

  • We grew up in the same neighbourhood.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

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More examples

In context

  • The sky grew darker and darker.

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Question 1 · Quick check

After receiving plenty of sunlight and water, the tiny seed blank into a large sunflower.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English grew, from Old English grēow (first and third person past tense of grōwan), from West Germanic *greu, from Northwest Germanic *grerō, from Proto-Germanic *gegrō (first and third person past tense of *grōaną), reduplication of *grōaną.