1. [verb] (ergative) To become bigger.
2. [verb] (intransitive) To appear or sprout.
3. [verb] (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
4. [verb] (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
5. [verb] (intransitive) (obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
6. [verb] Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; 'The weather turned nasty'; 'She grew angry'.
7. [verb] Become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; 'The problem grew too large for me'; 'Her business grew fast'.
8. [verb] 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'.
9. [verb] Cause to grow or develop; 'He grows vegetables in his backyard'.
10. [verb] Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; 'He matured fast'; 'The child grew fast'.
11. [verb] 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'.
12. [verb] 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'.
13. [verb] 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'.
14. [verb] 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'.
15. [verb] Become attached by or as if by the process of growth; 'The tree trunks had grown together'.
