Synonyms for grow
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Turn — to assume a condition or quality over time
turn, become, get, sprout, come, come to be, turn into, germinate, turn to, go, fall, shoot up, progress, put forth, wax, shoot, advance, vegetate, pullulate rare
Definitions
- v. 1
To assume a condition or quality over time.
The boy grew wise as he matured.
- v. 2
To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
- v. 3
To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere).
Apples now grow all over the world.
- v. 4
To appear or sprout.
A long tail began to grow from his backside.
Related words
- Word family
- grower grown-up growth
- Phrases
- grow up grow a tail grow a pair grow op grow operation grow a set grow house grow out of
Forms
- Past participle
- grown
e.g. grown → turned, becomen, getten, sprouted…
Example sentences
- become Born in better times, he would have become famous.
- sprout The weeds began to sprout up along with the seeds.
- germinate Seeds need germination operation to germinate.
- increase It cannot be denied that crime is on the increase.
- develop What does it mean to develop a sound architecture?
By length
- 2 letters
- go1
- 3 letters
- get1, wax1
- 4 letters
- come1, turn1, fall1, rise1, farm1, fill1, brew1
- 5 letters
- range1, raise1, shoot1, arise2, swell1
- 6 letters
- become2, expand2, extend2, mature2, evolve2, thrive1, sprout1, accrue2, uprise2
- 7 letters
- develop3, produce2, advance2, acquire3, blossom2, prosper2, nurture2, enlarge2, augment2, burgeon2
- 8 letters
- increase2, progress2, flourish2, vegetate3, embiggen, maturate
- 9 letters
- cultivate3, originate4, germinate3, pullulate
- 10 letters
- accumulate4, aggrandize3, aggrandise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arise2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- accroître
- Español
- incrementar
- Deutsch
- vermehren
- Català
- acréixer