grow

1. (ergative)To become larger, to increase in magnitude.

   Children grow quickly.

   become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

2. (ergative)To undergo growth; to be present (somewhere).

   Apples now grow all over the world.

3. (intransitive)To appear or sprout.

   Leaf buds grew on the trees with the advance of spring.

   A long tail began to grow from his backside.

   wachsen

   расти́rastí, выраста́тьvyrastátʹ, вы́растиvýrasti

   рости́rostý, зроста́тиzrostáty, вироста́тиvyrostáty

4. (intransitive)To develop, to mature.

   As I grew throughout adolescence, I came to appreciate many things about human nature.

   cause to grow or develop

5. (transitive)To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.

   He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.

   Have you ever grown your hair before?

   anbauen, ziehen, züchten

   расти́тьrastítʹ, выра́щиватьvyráščivatʹ, вы́раститьvýrastitʹ

   виро́щуватиvyróščuvaty, рости́тиrostýty

6. (copulative)To assume a condition or quality over time.

   Near-synonyms: become, get, go, turn, come, fall, wax

   The boy grew wise as he matured.

7. (intransitive, obsolete)To become attached or fixed; to adhere.

   become attached by or as if by the process of growth

1. These flowers grow in warm countries.

   Ці квіти ростуть у теплих країнах.

   ruЭти цветы растут в теплых странах.

   deDiese Blumen wachsen in warmen Ländern.

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2. My son grew 5 inches last year.

   Минулого року мій син виріс на п'ять дюймів.

   deMein Sohn ist im letzten Jahr 13 Zentimeter gewachsen.

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3. I grew up in the country.

   Я виріс в селі.

   ruЯ вырос в деревне.

   deIch wuchs auf dem Lande auf.

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4. I grew up in this house.

   Я виріс у цьому будинку.

   ruЯ вырос в этом доме.

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5. I grew up near a river.

   Я виріс біля річки.

   ruЯ вырос у реки.

   deIch bin in der Nähe eines Flusses aufgewachsen.

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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.