Verb

• (70)S: (v) turn, grow (pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become) "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
• (62)S: (v) grow (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain) "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
• (32)S: (v) grow (increase in size by natural process) "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
• (12)S: (v) grow (cause to grow or develop) "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
• (8)S: (v) mature, maturate, grow (develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation) "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
• (7)S: (v) originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow (come into existence; take on form or shape) "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
• (3)S: (v) grow, raise, farm, produce (cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques) "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"
• (3)S: (v) grow, develop, produce, get, acquire (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)) "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
• (2)S: (v) develop, grow (grow emotionally or mature) "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
• S: (v) grow (become attached by or as if by the process of growth) "The tree trunks had grown together"