grow up

1. (intransitive)To mature and become an adult.

   What do you want to be when you grow up?

   Attila grew up a nomad on the plains of Hungary

   aufwachsen, erwachsen werden, erwachsen

   расти́rastí, выраста́тьvyrastátʹ, вы́растиvýrasti

   become an adult

2. (intransitive)To start to develop; to flourish.

   Socialism grew up in the industrial cities.

   A town grew up at the junction of the two rivers.

3. (idiomatic, intransitive)To stop acting as or like a child (often used as an imperative interjection).

   Will you grow up please, and stop making silly faces?

1. I grew up in the country.

   Я виріс в селі. — deniko

   ruЯ вырос в деревне. — Wezzel

   deIch wuchs auf dem Lande auf. — xtofu80

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2. I grew up in this house.

   Я виріс у цьому будинку. — deniko

   ruЯ вырос в этом доме. — marafon

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3. I grew up near a river.

   Я виріс біля річки. — Oleksandr_Tahayev

   ruЯ вырос у реки. — marafon

   deIch bin in der Nähe eines Flusses aufgewachsen. — Yorwba

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4. I don't want to grow up.

   Я не хочу підростати. — shanghainese

   ruНе хочу становиться взрослым. — sharptoothed

   deIch will nicht erwachsen werden. — Aru

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5. Did Tom grow up in Boston?

   Том виріс у Бостоні? — deniko

   ruТом вырос в Бостоне? — marafon

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irregular · Lesson

• grow upстаріти, постарітиTo mature and become an adult.
• grow outTo allow (something, often hair) to grow unimpeded.
• grow onTo become more likeable to someone.
• grow intoTo grow in size, so as to be able to fit (something, especially an item of clothing).
• grow apartTo gradually become estranged.