Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An increase in size, number, value, or strength.

    Nanoelectronics is one of the area's few growth industries .

    Wachstum

    ростrost, разви́тиеrazvítije

    рістrist

  2. (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.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.

    Wachstum

    ростrost, приро́стpriróst, возраста́ниеvozrastánije

    прирі́стpryríst

    something grown or growing

  4. (countable, uncountable)Something that grows or has grown.

    Bewuchs, Vegetation, Wuchs

    по́росльpóroslʹ, отро́стокotróstok

    vegetation that has grown

  5. (countable, uncountable)An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

    Geschwulst, Wucherung

    наро́стnaróst

    (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

Examples

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  1. He ordered them to survey population growth.

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  2. Tom has a growth on his neck.

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  3. They were surprised at the city's rapid growth.

    ruИх удивил быстрый рост города.

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  4. The climate affected the growth of trees and plants.

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  5. Tom has a growth on his arm.

    ruУ Тома опухоль на руке.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
increase in size:
act of growing:
Русский
By meaning 4
increase in size:
act of growing:
something that grows or has grown:
pathology: abnormal mass such as a tumor:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
increase in size:
something that grows or has grown:
pathology: abnormal mass such as a tumor:

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: growths
Singulargrowth
Pluralgrowths

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
something that grows or has grown:vegetationC1
pathology: abnormal mass such as a tumor:outgrowth
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

66 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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