v.

1. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;
   turn
   
   • The weather turned nasty
   • She grew angry
2. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
   
   • The problem grew too large for me
   • Her business grew fast
3. increase in size by natural process
   
   • Corn doesn't grow here
   • In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees
   • her hair doesn't grow much anymore
4. cause to grow or develop
   
   • He grows vegetables in his backyard
5. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;
   mature, maturate
   
   • He matured fast
   • The child grew fast
6. come into existence; take on form or shape;
   originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up
   
   • A new religious movement originated in that country
   • a love that sprang up from friendship
   • the idea for the book grew out of a short story
   • An interesting phenomenon uprose
7. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
   raise, farm, produce
   
   • The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
   • They produce good ham in Parma
   • We grow wheat here
   • We raise hogs here
8. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);
   develop, produce, get, acquire
   
   • He grew a beard
   • The patient developed abdominal pains
   • I got funny spots all over my body
   • Well-developed breasts
9. grow emotionally or mature;
   develop
   
   • The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten
   • When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior
10. become attached by or as if by the process of growth
    
    • The tree trunks had grown together