to grow

Examples

• All

• And he has grown so much as a person.

• Comfort is the place in which we grow and learn the least.

• So I want to like work and grow to be more like Christ.

  Dr. Mayim Bialik

• It's really hard to grow with your clients.

• For you also help us to grow and change.

• A place where you can learn, grow and thrive.

• The support offered by Judy allowed Maria to grow and develop her teaching skills.

  Academic text (2011)

• And I'm trying to heal and grow from that situation.

  B. Simone

• I can't wait to see how I grow and get better from here.

• You also indirectly affect patrons by helping others grow and improve their library services.

  Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

D

to develop

vsto grow

∞ 1.6

To grow or change slowly to become more mature

is limited to emotional and psychological maturation in a person

E

to evolve

vsto grow

581 4.0

To change or develop slowly over time, often becoming more advanced

is about personal emotional and psychological maturation not general complexity

T

to thrive

vsto grow

233 3.2

To grow well and be successful

concerns inner emotional and psychological growth rather than external success

M

to mature

vsto grow

95 3.5

To become fully grown or developed

focuses specifically on inner emotional and psychological development

B

to blossom into

vsto grow

14 3.8

Gradually grow into a better or more mature form

describes inner emotional and psychological change rather than outward advancement

B

to begin to blossom

vsto grow

1 3.4

To grow and become more successful or confident

refers to ongoing inner emotional development rather than the initial stage

B

to blossom out

vsto grow

1 3.7

To grow and become more confident or successful

centers on internal emotional growth rather than success or outcomes

Antonyms

R

to regress

26 7.5

To return to an earlier, less developed or worse state

S

to stagnate

18 6.8

To stop growing or changing and stay the same, like water in a pond

Idioms

G

to grow a pair

• Offensive

10 9.9

To become braver and more confident in difficult situations

G

to grow some balls

• Offensive

6 9.9

To become braver and act when you are afraid

A

absence makes the heart grow fonder

• Informal

2 6.8

Being apart from someone makes you care for them more

G

to grow a set

• Offensive

1 9.9

To become more brave and confident when facing problems

D

do not grow on trees

• Informal

1 8.1

Not easy to find or get

L

to let the grass grow under someone's feet

• Informal

1 8.6

Wait too long to act and miss a chance

H

to hear the grass grow

• Informal

1 9.9

A very quiet place where even the smallest sounds seem noticeable

G

to grow some skin

• Informal

1 9.4

To become less upset by criticism or problems

Phrasal Verbs

G

to grow up

∞ 1.3

To change from a child into an adult

G

to grow out of

64 3.2

Stop liking, doing, or feeling something as you get older

M

to make grow

60 2.9

To help something become bigger or better over time

G

to grow together

5 3.9

To join so closely that two things become one, for example plants or bones

G

to grow over

4 3.5

To spread over something and cover it, as moss or vines do

G

to grow up and settle down

1 3.4

Become an adult and start a steady life with a job or family

G

to grow on someone

5.3

To slowly become more liked by someone

How Mature

to transform

478 3.4

to blossom

70 3.4

to grow

290 2.1

to develop

∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology