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{ "term": "grow", "partOfSpeech": "verblinking verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "grow", "heSheIt": "grows" }, "pastSimple": "grew", "pastParticiple": "grown", "ingForm": "growing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to increase in size, number, strength or quality", "sensetop": "grow by somethinggrow in somethinggrow from somethinggrow to somethinggrow from something to something+ adj.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The sector is growing at a phenomenal rate." }, { "text": "The performance improved as their confidence grew." }, { "text": "Opposition to the latest proposals is **growing steadily**." }, { "text": "The market is **growing rapidly**." }, { "text": "Sales are **growing fast**." }, { "text": "The business has **grown exponentially** over the past ten years." }, { "text": "Fears are growing for the safety of a teenager who disappeared a week ago." }, { "text": "The **economy is growing** by roughly 2 per cent a year.", "contextForm": "grow by something" }, { "text": "The company profits grew by 5 per cent last year." }, { "text": "The family has **grown in size** recently.", "contextForm": "grow in something" }, { "text": "This approach is **growing in popularity**." }, { "text": "She is growing in confidence all the time." }, { "text": "Her media empire grew from quite small beginnings.", "contextForm": "grow from something" }, { "text": "That **number **will **grow** to two billion users in 2025.", "contextForm": "grow to something" }, { "text": "The city's **population has grown** from about 50 000 to over a million in 20 years.", "contextForm": "grow from something to something" }, { "text": "to **grow larger/stronger**", "contextForm": "+ adj." }, { "text": "The company is **growing bigger** all the time." }, { "text": "Profits are expected to grow by 10 per cent next year." }, { "text": "He continued to grow in confidence" }, { "text": "The Chinese economy has grown at a record pace." }, { "text": "Well before a billionth of a second had elapsed the universe started to grow exponentially." } ], "topics": ["Change, cause and effect", "Money"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["fast", "quickly", "rapidly"], "verb + grow": ["seem to", "begin to", "start to"], "preposition": ["at", "by", "from"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to become bigger or taller and develop into an adult", "sensetop": "+ noun+ adj.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You've grown since the last time I saw you!" }, { "text": "The puppies grow quickly during the first six months." }, { "text": "Nick's grown almost an inch in the last month.", "contextForm": "+ noun" }, { "text": "to **grow bigger/taller/older**", "contextForm": "+ adj." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["fast", "quickly", "rapidly"], "preposition": ["into", "to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to exist and develop in a particular place; to make plants grow", "sensetop": "grow to somethinggrow from somethinggrow somethinggrow something from something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The region is too dry for plants to grow." }, { "text": "Tomatoes grow best in direct sunlight." }, { "text": "These roses grow to a height of 6 feet.", "contextForm": "grow to something" }, { "text": "This is a tree that grows well from cuttings.", "contextForm": "grow from something" }, { "text": "The land is used to **grow crops**.", "contextForm": "grow something" }, { "text": "We need to **grow our food** more efficiently." }, { "text": "I didn't know they grew rice in France." }, { "text": "The **plants were grown** in controlled conditions." }, { "text": "I grew all these flowers from one packet of seeds.", "contextForm": "grow something from something" }, { "text": "the nettles that grew thickly around the house" }, { "text": "organically grown produce" }, { "text": "an attractive plant which is very hardy and easy to grow" }, { "text": "The tree grew from a small acorn." }, { "text": "Small acorns grow into great oak trees." }, { "text": "A rose had been allowed to grow unchecked up one of the walls." }, { "text": "As the island subsided the reef grew upwards and outwards." } ], "topics": ["Farming", "Gardens"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["organically", "commercially", "locally"], "verb + grow": ["be easy to"], "phrases": ["grow something from seed"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to become longer; to allow something to become longer by not cutting it", "sensetop": "grow something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I've decided to let my hair grow." }, { "text": "I've decided to grow my hair.", "contextForm": "grow something" }, { "text": "I didn't recognize him—he's grown a beard." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["well", "poorly", "fast"], "verb + grow": ["allow something to", "let something"], "preposition": ["from", "into", "to"], "phrases": ["grow unchecked"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to begin to have a particular quality or feeling over a period of time", "sensetop": "+ adj.", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Their dog had **grown old** and fat." }, { "text": "They were **growing tired of** her unreasonable behaviour." }, { "text": "My eyes soon **grew accustomed to** the darkness." }, { "text": "Mark and Jenny were growing closer every day." }, { "text": "As time went on he grew more and more impatient." }, { "text": "The skies grew dark and it began to rain." }, { "text": "Don't worry, you'll grow braver with time." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to gradually begin to do something", "sensetop": "grow to do something", "examples": [ { "text": "I'm sure you'll grow to like her in time." }, { "text": "He grew to understand her reasons for leaving." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to develop and improve particular qualities or skills", "sensetop": "grow (as something)", "examples": [ { "text": "She continues to grow as an artist." }, { "text": "A secure background will help a child to grow emotionally." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to increase the size, quality or number of something", "sensetop": "grow something", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "We are trying to grow the business." } ], "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that when you are away from somebody that you love, you love them even more", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "something large and successful often begins in a very small way", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to tell somebody not to use something or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to not delay in getting things done", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɡrəʊ/", "audio": "gr/grow/grow__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɡrəʊz/", "audio": "gr/grow/grows__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɡruː/", "audio": "gr/grow/grew__gb_4.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɡrəʊn/", "audio": "gr/grow/grown__gb_3.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/", "audio": "gr/grow/growing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɡrəʊ/", "audio": "gr/grow/grow__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɡrəʊz/", "audio": "gr/grow/grows__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɡruː/", "audio": "gr/grow/grew__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɡrəʊn/", "audio": "gr/grow/grown__us_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/", "audio": "gr/grow/growing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English grōwan (originally referring chiefly to plants), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeien, also to grass and green." }