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grow | g |

As a verb grow

is (ergative) to become bigger.

As a letter g is

the seventh letter of the.

As a symbol g is

symbol for the prefix giga-.

grow

English

Verb

  • (ergative) To become bigger.
    • Children grow quickly.
  • To appear or sprout.
    • Flowers grew on the trees as summer approached.
    A long tail began to grow from his backside.
  • To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
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    He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
    Have you ever grown your hair before?
  • (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
    • The boy grew wise as he matured.
    The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled.
    You have grown strong.
  • (obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow .

    Usage notes

    * Growed is a slang or dialect inflection for the simple past and past participle.

    Antonyms

    * shrink

    Derived terms

    * grow a pair * growed * grower * grow house * growing pains * growing point * grown-up * grow on * grow op * grow out of * growth * grow up * outgrow * overgrow

    References

    * 1000 English basic words English ergative verbs English irregular verbs

    g

    Translingual

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    Letter

  • The seventh letter of the .

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * (IPA): * Greek forms: * Guitar Chord - G - Played 3 3 0 0 2 3

    Symbol

    (head)
  • Symbol for the gram , an of mass.
  • Symbol for gravitational acceleration , approximately 9.81 m/s2 or 32 ft/sec2 at the earth's surface. Distinguished from G.
  • (voiced velar stop).
  • (label) gluon

    • See also

    * * {{Letter , page=G , NATO=Golf , Morse=––· , Character=G7 , Braille=? }} Image:Latin G.png, Capital and lowercase versions of G , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter G.png, Uppercase and lowercase G in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----