grow
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
The weather turned nasty
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- emergence derivation
- twist derivation
- change state verb group
Sense 2 verb
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
The problem grew too large for me
Types & categories
- increase hypernym
- hypertrophy hyponym
- rise hyponym
- enlarge hyponym
- augment hyponym
- vegetate hyponym
- mushroom hyponym
- grow over hyponym
- stretch hyponym
- develop hyponym
- expand hyponym
- flourish hyponym
- proliferate hyponym
- lengthen hyponym
- branch hyponym
- burgeon hyponym
- root hyponym
- prove hyponym
- expand hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
increase in size by natural process
Corn doesn't grow here
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
cause to grow or develop
He grows vegetables in his backyard
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- grow causes
- cultivator derivation
- growth derivation
- grow verb group
Sense 5 verb
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
He matured fast
Types & categories
- develop hypernym
- ripen hyponym
- find oneself hyponym
- grow up hyponym
Related & opposite
- growth derivation
- growth derivation
- maturation derivation
- senesce entails
Sense 6 verb
come into existence; take on form or shape
A new religious movement originated in that country
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- founding derivation
- origination derivation
- emergence derivation
- germinal derivation
- develop verb group
Sense 7 verb
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
Types & categories
- cultivate hypernym
- carry hyponym
- overproduce hyponym
- keep hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
He grew a beard
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 9 verb
grow emotionally or mature
The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- evolution derivation
Sense 10 verb
become attached by or as if by the process of growth
The tree trunks had grown together
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | emergence |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | twist |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | change state |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bald |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turn |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | grow up |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | increment |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | increase |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypertrophy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rise |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | enlarge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | augment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vegetate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mushroom |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | grow over |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stretch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | develop |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | expand |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | flourish |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | proliferate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lengthen |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | branch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | burgeon |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | root |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | prove |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | expand |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | growth |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | grow |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | develop |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ankylose |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | undergrow |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | exfoliate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vegetate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vegetate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | twin |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sprout |
| 4 | causes | Related & opposite | grow |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cultivator |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | growth |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | grow |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | make grow |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | vegetate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | culture |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | rotate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | swell |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | germinate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | root |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | growth |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | growth |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | maturation |
| 5 | entails | Related & opposite | senesce |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | develop |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ripen |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | find oneself |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | grow up |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | founding |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | origination |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | emergence |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | germinal |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | develop |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | become |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | resurge |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | come forth |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | come |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | well up |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | head |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | farming |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | farm |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | produce |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | growth |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | cultivator |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | farmer |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | farming |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | cultivate |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | carry |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | overproduce |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | keep |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | acquiring |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | growth |
| 8 | verb group | Related & opposite | develop |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | fledge |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | regrow |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | spring |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | sprout |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | tiller |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | leaf |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | pod |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | teethe |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | pupate |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | work up |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | evolution |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | outgrow |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | make |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |