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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., 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., grow into sth
If children grow into clothes, they gradually become big enough to wear them. , 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., grow out of sth
CLOTHES
1. If children grow out of clothes, they become too big to fit into them. , 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., 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., grow into sb/sth
to develop into a particular type of person or thing
• He's grown into a fine, responsible young man., 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
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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