growth
An increase in size, number, value, or strengthAn increase in size, number, value, or strength.
» He ordered them to survey population growth.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
Nanoelectronics is one of the area's few growth industries .
Wachstum
ростrost, разви́тиеrazvítije
рістrist
(countable, uncountable)An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.
Struggle, disappointment, and criticism all contribute to a person's growth.
(countable, uncountable)The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
Wachstum
ростrost, приро́стpriróst, возраста́ниеvozrastánije
прирі́стpryríst
something grown or growing
(countable, uncountable)Something that grows or has grown.
Bewuchs, Vegetation, Wuchs
по́росльpóroslʹ, отро́стокotróstok
vegetation that has grown
(countable, uncountable)An abnormal mass such as a tumor.
Geschwulst, Wucherung
наро́стnaróst
(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
Examples
434 sentencesHe ordered them to survey population growth.
Tom has a growth on his neck.
They were surprised at the city's rapid growth.
ruИх удивил быстрый рост города.
The climate affected the growth of trees and plants.
Tom has a growth on his arm.
ruУ Тома опухоль на руке.
Translations
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Origin
From grow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old Frisian grēd ("meadow, pasture"; >From grow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old Frisian grēd ("meadow, pasture"; > North Frisian greyde (“growth, pasture”)), Middle High German gruote, gruot (“greens, fresh growth, shoot”), Old Norse gróðr ("growth, crop"; > Faroese grøði, Danish grøde (“fruits”), Swedish gröda (“crop, harvest”)). More at grow.
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Forms
plural: growthsSynonyms
14 synonyms- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level:growingmaturationdevelopmentontogenyontogenesis
- the gradual beginning or coming forth:emergenceoutgrowth
- a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important:increaseincrement
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
66 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable