Word

grow, v.
(grew, growing, grown, grows)
freq. cnt. 199

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 75 freq. cnt.: 70 freq. cnt.: 5

grow turn

sample sentences

"The weather turned nasty"
"She grew angry"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
John will %s angry

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
John will %s angry

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

growth

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

turn

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

verb group

turn, change state

hyponym

bald turn

become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 62 freq. cnt.: 62

grow

sample sentences

"The problem grew too large for me"
"Her business grew fast"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
The business is going to %s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

growth

also see

grow up

semantic pointers

hyponym

hypertrophy rise, go up, climb enlarge augment vegetate mushroom overgrow, grow over stretch develop expand flourish, expand, thrive, boom proliferate lengthen ramify, branch burgeon root rise, prove expand, spread out

hypernym

increase

increase in size by natural process
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 32

grow

sample sentences

"Corn doesn't grow here"
"In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"
"her hair doesn't grow much anymore"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Did his feet %s?

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

growing growth

semantic pointers

hyponym

cut ankylose, ancylose undergrow exfoliate vegetate vegetate twin sprout, germinate, shoot, spud, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth

verb group

grow

hypernym

develop

cause to grow or develop
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

grow

sample sentences

"He grows vegetables in his backyard"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s rye in the field

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

grower growing growth

semantic pointers

verb group

grow

hyponym

vegetate culture rotate swell germinate root

cause

grow

hypernym

develop, make grow

develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5

grow maturate mature

sample sentences

"He matured fast"
"The child grew fast"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sam and Sue %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sam and Sue %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sam and Sue %s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

growing growth growth

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

maturement maturation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

maturation

semantic pointers

hyponym

ripen find oneself, find grow up

entailment

age, senesce, get on, mature, maturate

hypernym

develop

come into existence; take on form or shape
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 75 freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4

arise develop grow originate rise spring up uprise

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

originative origination origination origin

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

growth

semantic pointers

verb group

develop

hypernym

become

hyponym

resurge come forth, emerge come, follow well up, swell head

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

acquire develop get grow produce

sample sentences

"He grew a beard"
"The patient developed abdominal pains"
"I got funny spots all over my body"
"Well-developed breasts"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

development

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

getting

semantic pointers

hyponym

fledge, feather regrow spring sprout, stock stool, tiller leaf pod teethe pupate work up, get up cut

hypernym

change

verb group

develop, evolve, acquire

cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3

farm grow produce raise

sample sentences

"The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"
"They produce good ham in Parma"
"We grow wheat here"
"We raise hogs here"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the animals

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s rye in the field

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s rye in the field

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

raiser

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

produce

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

growth grower

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

farming farm farmer

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

farming, agriculture, husbandry

hypernym

cultivate

hyponym

carry overproduce keep

grow emotionally or mature
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

develop grow

sample sentences

"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"