1. (

• turn ,
• grow ,

) pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" ;

2. (

• grow

) become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" ;

3. (

• grow ,

) 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. (

• grow ,

) cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard" ;

5. (

• mature ,
• maturate ,
• grow ,

) develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" ;

6. (

• originate ,
• arise ,
• rise ,
• develop ,
• uprise ,
• spring_up ,
• grow

) come into existence; take on form or shape; "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. (

• grow ,
• raise ,
• farm ,
• produce ,

) cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" ;

8. (

• grow ,
• develop ,
• produce ,
• get ,
• acquire

) come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" ;

9. (

• develop ,
• grow ,

) grow emotionally or mature; "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. (

• grow ,

) become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together" ;