Mọc, mọc lên (cây cối); mọc mầm, đâm chồi nẩy nở

rice plants grow well

lúa mọc tồi

to be grown over with grass

cỏ mọc đầy lên

Lớn, lớn lên (người)

to grow into a beautiful girl

lớn lên trở thành một cô gái đẹp

to find someone much grown

thấy ai chóng lớn quá

Phát triển, tăng lên, lớn thêm

our national economy is growing

nền kinh tế quốc dân của ta đang phát triển

the crowd grows

đám đông tăng lên

Dần dần trở thành, dần dần trở nên

It's growing dark

Trời tối dần

to grow better

khá hơn lên

to grow worse

xấu đi

to grow old

già đi

to grow smaller

bé đi

to grow angry

nổi giận

to grow asleep

buồn ngủ

to grow weary of

chán ngấy (cái gì)

he grows to like painting

hắn đâm ra thích vẽ

Trồng (cây, hoa)

Để (râu, tóc...) mọc dài

to grow down

mọc ngược, mọc đầu xuống dưới

Giảm đi, bớt đi, kém đi, nhỏ đi

to grow downwards

giảm đi, bớt đi

big oaks from little acorns grow

cái sẩy nẩy cái ung

to grow on trees

nhiều, thừa thải

to grow in

mọc vào trong

Dính vào, cáu vào, khắc sâu vào

Ăn sâu vào

to grow on (upon)

nhiễm sâu vào, thấm sâu vào; ngày càng ảnh hưởng đến

the new way of life grows upon him

lối sống mới đã thấm sâu vào anh ấy

Ngày càng thích hơn

the piece of music grows upon me

càng nghe bản nhạc ấy tôi càng thấy thích

To grow out of

Nảy sinh ra từ, phát sinh ra từ

Bỏ (thói quen)

to grow out of a bad habit

bỏ một thói xấu

Quá, vượt quá (khổ, cỡ)

to grow out of knowledge

lớn quá không nhận ra được nữa

to grow to

đạt tới, tới, lên tới

[to]] grow to manhood

tới tuổi trưởng thành

to grow up

lớn lên, trưởng thành

to be grown up

đến tuổi trưởng thành, lớn lên

Nảy sinh; lan rộng, trở thành phổ biến (phong tục, tập quán...)

mọc

làm phát triển

lớn lên

gia tăng

nuôi

phát triển

tăng

phát triển

V.

Flourish, develop, increase, become larger or greater,enlarge, wax, swell, expand, broaden, thicken, spread, lengthen,multiply, burgeon or bourgeon, thrive, luxuriate, prosper,mature, ripen, bloom, flower, blossom, fructify, bear or yieldfruit: The seeds he had planted grew abundantly. The populationcontinues to grow. 2 develop, evolve, arise, issue, stem, spring(up), originate: A great friendship grew out of theirassociation.

Plant, cultivate, breed, nurture, raise,propagate, produce; sow: Cathcart grows sorghum where he usedto grow alfalfa.

Become, get: I am growing fonder of youevery day, Abbie.

Grow on. get or become accepted by, come orbegin to be liked by, to gain or increase in interest orattraction to, become more pleasing to: I didn't like her atfirst, but she grows on you.

Grow up. mature, reach or attainmaturity or adulthood, come of age, reach one's majority: Thosewho grew up in the Great Depression knew real poverty.

V.

(past grew; past part. grown) 1 intr. increase in size,height, quantity, degree, or in any way regarded as measurable(e.g. authority or reputation) (often foll. by in: grew instature).

Intr. a develop or exist as a living plant ornatural product. b develop in a specific way or direction(began to grow sideways). c germinate, sprout; spring up.

Intr. be produced; come naturally into existence; arise.

Intr. (as grown adj.) fully matured; adult.

Intr. a becomegradually (grow rich; grow less). b (foll. by to + infin.) comeby degrees (grew to like it).

Intr. (foll. by into) a become,having grown or developed (the acorn has grown into a tall oak;will grow into a fine athlete). b become large enough for orsuited to (will grow into the coat; grew into her new job).

Intr. (foll. by on) become gradually more favoured by.

Tr. aproduce (plants, fruit, wood, etc.) by cultivation. b bringforth. c cause (a beard etc.) to develop.

Tr. (in passive;foll. by over, up) be covered with a growth.

Neuralgic pain in childrens legs due tofatigue etc. grown-up adj. adult.

N. an adult person. growout of 1 become too large to wear (a garment).

Become toomature to retain (a childish habit etc.).

Be the result ordevelopment of. grow together coalesce. grow up 1 a advance tomaturity. b (esp. in imper.) begin to behave sensibly.

(of acustom) arise, become common.

Growable adj. [OE growan f.Gmc, rel. to GRASS, GREEN]