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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
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grow up CITY 2. If a town or city grows up in a particular place or way, it develops there or in that way • The city grew up originally as a crossing point on the river.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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grow out of sth INTEREST 2. If you grow out of an interest or way of behaving, you stop having or doing it as you become older • He wants to join the army when he leaves school, but I hope he'll grow out of the idea.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb cultivate: We grow corn and vegetables. verb increase: The business will grow by 50%.
Simple Definitions
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verb increase ADV. fast, quickly, rapidly | slowly | steadily | exponentially Well before a billionth of a second had elapsed the universe started to grow exponentially. VERB + GROW seem to | begin to, start to | continue to | be expected to PREP. by Profits are expected to grow by 10% next year. | from Her media empire grew from quite small beginnings. | in She continued to grow in confidence | into The village grew into a town. of a person/animal ADV. fast, quickly, rapidly | slowly PREP. into The small puppy quickly grew into a very large dog. of plants/hair ADV. well Tomatoes grow best in direct sunlight. | fast, quickly, rapidly | slowly | steadily | thickly the nettles that grew thickly round the boathouse | outwards, upwards As the island subsided the reef grew upwards and outwards. VERB + GROW allow sth to, let sth She decided to let her hair grow. PREP. from The tree grew from a small acorn. | into Small acorns grow into great oak trees. PHRASES grow unchecked A rose in full bloom had been allowed to grow unchecked up one of the walls. make plants grow ADV. organically organically grown produce VERB + GROW be easy to an attractive plant which is very hardy and easy to grow
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with GROW, Also see ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER; LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER ONE'S FEET.
American Heritage Idioms
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grow into sth If children grow into clothes, they gradually become big enough to wear them.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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grow apart ( also grow away from sb ) If two people in a close relationship grow apart or if they grow away from each other, they gradually begin to have a less close relationship, usually because they no longer have the same interests and want the same things • There was nobody else involved, we just grew apart.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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grow out of sth CLOTHES 1. If children grow out of clothes, they become too big to fit into them.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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grow on sb If someone or something grows on you, you like them more and more although you did not like them at first • I wasn't sure about this album when I bought it but it's really grown on me.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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grow up PERSON 1. to gradually become an adult • I grew up in Scotland (= I lived in Scotland when I was young). • Taking responsibility for yourself is part of the process of growing up.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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grow into sb/sth to develop into a particular type of person or thing • He's grown into a fine, responsible young man.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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grow out of sth IDEA 3. If an idea grows out of another one, it develops from it • The idea for the story grew out of a strange experience I had last year.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs