Grow

//ɡɹoʊ//

Synonyms for "grow" (191 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (39)

Strong matches (57)

Related words (95)

How these synonyms differ

  • develop - 'Develop' implies growth through stages, it's structured progression, like a child developing skills or a plan developing detail.
  • expand - 'Expand' implies growth in size or scope, often deliberately, a business expands, a vocabulary expands. It's growth by choice, not nature.
  • flourish - 'Flourish' is growth at its most vigorous and visible, thriving with vitality. A flourishing garden, a flourishing career.
  • mature - 'Mature' is growth toward completion or full capability, it implies not just getting bigger but becoming wiser, deeper, or more refined.
  • thrive - 'Thrive' means growing with health and energy, it suggests favorable conditions and a positive trajectory, not just survival but abundance.

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8 entries

Antonyms

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Synonyms

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derived

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distinct from

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has context

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has prerequisite

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has property

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has subevent

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is a

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manner of

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related to

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similar

5 entries

Translations

347 translations across 133 languages.

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Acehnese

1 entries
  • timoh verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Aklanon

1 entries
  • tubo' verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Albanian

2 entries
  • mbi verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • rritje verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • αὐξάνω verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Arabic

3 entries
  • كبر verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • كَبُرَ verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • نَمَى verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Aragonese

1 entries
  • creixer verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Armenian

4 entries
  • աճել verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • աճել verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • աճեցնել verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • դառնալ verb (to assume a condition or quality)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • crescu verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Assamese

3 entries
  • গজা verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • বঢ়া verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • বাঢ়া verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Asturian

1 entries
  • crecer verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • becərmək verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • bitmək verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • böyümək verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • yetişdirmək verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • буйға етеү verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • үҫеү verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • выро́шчваць verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • расці́ verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • расці́ць verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • बढ़ल verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Bikol Central

1 entries
  • talubo verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Borôro

2 entries
  • ridʒo verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • ritʃo verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • нараствам verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • раста verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • раста́ verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ကြီးထွား verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Catalan

4 entries
  • créixer verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • créixer verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • cultivar verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • tornar-se verb (to assume a condition or quality)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • tubo verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Central Kurdish

3 entries
  • دەرچوون verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • ڕواندن verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • گەورەبوون verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏛᏍᎦ verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 生長 /生长 verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • 種植 /种植 verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • 蓄 verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • 長 /长 verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Cornish

1 entries
  • tevi verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Crimean Tatar

3 entries
  • büyümek verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • yetişmek verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • ösmek verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Czech

2 entries
  • pěstovat verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • růst verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Dalmatian

1 entries
  • craskro verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Danish

4 entries
  • avle verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • dyrke verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • gro verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • udvikle sig verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Dutch

4 entries
  • doen groeien verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • groeien verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • groeien verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • kweken verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries
  • 發 /发 verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • kreski verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • kreski verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • kreskigi verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • kultivi verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Estonian

4 entries
  • kasvama verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • kasvama verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • kasvatama verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • saama verb (to assume a condition or quality)

Evenki

1 entries
  • балды verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Extremaduran

1 entries
  • crezel verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Faroese

2 entries
  • grógva verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • vaksa verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kasvaa verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • kasvaa verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • kasvattaa verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • muuttua verb (to assume a condition or quality)

French

4 entries
  • accroître verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • croître verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • faire croître verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • grandir verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Friulian

2 entries
  • cressi verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • creši verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Galician

4 entries
  • crecer verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • criar verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • cultivar verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • medrar verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ზრდის verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • იზრდება verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • იზრდება verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)

German

4 entries
  • anbauen verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • wachsen verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • wachsen verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • ziehen verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Gothic

4 entries
  • 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽 verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Greek

2 entries
  • αυξάνω verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • μεγαλώνω verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • grandi verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • גָּדַל verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • גידל \ גִּדֵּל verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • צמח verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)

Hindi

4 entries
  • उगना verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • उपजना verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • उभरना verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • बढ़ना verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • edik verb (to assume a condition or quality)
  • lesz verb (to assume a condition or quality)
  • növekszik verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • növeszt verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Hunsrik

1 entries
  • wachse verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • gróa verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • vaxa verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Ido

4 entries
  • augmentar verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • augmentar verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • developar verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • kreskar verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Ingrian

4 entries
  • kasvaa verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • kasvaa verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • kasvattaa verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • noissa verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • crescer verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Irish

3 entries
  • fás verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • fás verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • fás verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Istriot

1 entries
  • crìssi verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Italian

4 entries
  • apparire verb (to assume a condition or quality)
  • coltivare verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • crescere verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • crescere verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 増大する verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • 成長する verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • 生える verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • 生長する verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Kaitag

1 entries
  • бикӏа́ра verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Karachay-Balkar

1 entries
  • ёсерге verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Karaim

1 entries
  • öś verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • өсу verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Khakas

2 entries
  • ӧзерге verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • ӧс verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Khmer

4 entries
  • ដាំ verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • ដុះ verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • ធំធាត់ verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • ធំឡើង verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Korean

1 entries
  • 자라다 verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Kumyk

1 entries
  • оьсмек verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • өсүү verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Ladino

1 entries
  • engrandeser verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Latin

4 entries
  • adolesco verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • alesco verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • alo verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • augeō verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Latvian

1 entries
  • augt verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • augti verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Lombard

1 entries
  • cress verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Low German

1 entries
  • wassen verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • rosć verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • расте verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Malay

2 entries
  • besarkan verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • tumbuh verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Mansaka

1 entries
  • tobo verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Maranao

1 entries
  • to' verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Marathi

3 entries
  • उगणे verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • वाढणे verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • वाढवणे verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Megleno-Romanian

1 entries
  • cresc verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Middle English

4 entries
  • growen verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • thryven verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • waxen verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • waxen verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • өсөх verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • ᠥᠰᠬᠦ verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Māori

4 entries
  • ohi verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • tipu verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • tupu verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • whakatipu verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Nanai

1 entries
  • урэ verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Neapolitan

1 entries
  • cresce verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Nogai

1 entries
  • оьсуьв verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • dyrke verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • vokse verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Occitan

1 entries
  • créisser verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Old Czech

1 entries
  • rósti verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Old English

4 entries
  • grōwan verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • lēodan verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • weaxan verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • weaxan verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)

Old High German

4 entries
  • gruowan verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • gruowan verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • gruowan verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • gruowan verb (to assume a condition or quality)

Old Javanese

1 entries
  • tuwuh verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries
  • آرتمق verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • ایریلشمك verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • بالابانلانمق verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Persian

4 entries
  • رستن verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • رستن verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • رشد کردن verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • رویاندن verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Polish

4 entries
  • powiększać verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • powiększyć verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • robić się verb (to assume a condition or quality)
  • rosnąć verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • crescer verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • crescer verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • cultivar verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਵਧਣਾ verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Quechua

4 entries
  • ruruy verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • wiñai verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • wiñay verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • yuriy verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)

Romanian

1 entries
  • crește verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Russian

4 entries
  • вы́расти verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • вы́расти verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • вы́растить verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • выра́щивать verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Sanskrit

3 entries
  • रोधति verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • रोधति verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • वक्षति verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Sardinian

4 entries
  • creschi verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • cresci verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • crèscere verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • crèschere verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • cinn verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • fàs verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • fàs verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • fàs verb (to assume a condition or quality)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • rȃsti verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • ра̑сти verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • crìsciri verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Slovak

1 entries
  • rásť verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Slovene

1 entries
  • rasti verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Southern Altai

2 entries
  • ӧзӧр verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • ӧс verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Spanish

4 entries
  • acrecer verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • comenzar verb (to assume a condition or quality)
  • crecer verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • crecer verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)

Swahili

1 entries
  • kuza verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Swedish

3 entries
  • odla verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • växa verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • växa verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • lumaki verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Tajik

2 entries
  • расидан verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • сабзидан verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Tamil

4 entries
  • ஆ verb (to assume a condition or quality)
  • ஆகு verb (to assume a condition or quality)
  • முளை verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • வளர் verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Tetum

1 entries
  • moris verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Thai

4 entries
  • งอก verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • เพาะ verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • โต verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • โตขึ้น verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • tsäm verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Tofa

2 entries
  • өъс verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • өъсер verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Tonga (Zambia)

1 entries
  • kuzya verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Turkish

1 entries
  • büyümek verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • ösdürmek verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Tuvan

1 entries
  • өзер verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ви́рости verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • виро́щувати verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)
  • вироста́ти verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • зроста́ти verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)

Urdu

1 entries
  • بڑهنا verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • ئۆسمەك verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • oʻsmoq verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Venetan

2 entries
  • crésar verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • créser verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • lớn verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • lớn lên verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • mọc verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • nuôi verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Volapük

1 entries
  • glofön verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Walloon

1 entries
  • crexhe verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Welsh

1 entries
  • tyfu verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • waakse verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Western Bukidnon Manobo

1 entries
  • tuvu' verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • וואַקסן verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)

Zazaki

3 entries
  • gırd bıyayen verb ((intransitive) to become bigger)
  • resayen verb ((intransitive) to appear or sprout)
  • ruwayen verb ((transitive) to cause something to become bigger)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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When I grow up, I want to be a king.

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What do you want to be when you grow up?

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You must not smoke till you grow up.

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Money does not grow on trees.

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