grow+larger
11grow — [grəʊ] verb (past grew gru:; past participle grown grəʊn) 1》 (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically. ↘(grow up) progress to maturity or adulthood. ↘(grow out of or into) become too… …
12grow — v 1. increase, fill out, expand, develop, enlarge, swell, wax, become greater or larger; add to, augment, reinforce, supplement; double, triple, quadruple, multiply; extend, distend, stretch, spread; widen, heighten, lengthen, deepen, thicken;… …
13grow up — 1) PHRASAL VERB When someone grows up, they gradually change from being a child into being an adult. → See also grown up [V P] She grew up in Tokyo. 2) PHRASAL VERB: usu imper (disapproval) If you tell someone to grow up, you are telling them to… …
14grow — verb 1) the boys had grown Syn: get bigger, get taller, get larger, increase in size Ant: shrink 2) sales and profits continue to grow Syn: increase, swell, multiply …
15grow — grəʊ v. become larger; cultivate; be changed; be; become …
16grow by leaps and bounds — to become larger quickly. Since we had that good rain, my tomatoes have grown by leaps and bounds. That boy has grown by leaps and bounds this year …
17grow — I. v. n. 1. Enlarge, increase, expand, swell, extend, be augmented, become (by degrees) greater or larger. 2. Vegetate, sprout, germinate, shoot, bourgeon, pullulate, put forth, shoot up, spring up. 3. Advance, improve, wax, extend, swell, make… …
18grow — verb 1) Syn: enlarge, get bigger, get larger, get taller, expand, increase in size, extend, spread, swell, multiply, snowball, mushroom, balloon, build up, mount up, pile up 2) flowers grew among the rocks …
19grow — /grəυ/ verb to become larger ● The company has grown from a small repair shop to a multinational electronics business. ● Turnover is growing at a rate of 15% per annum. ● The computer industry grew very rapidly in the 1980s. (NOTE:… …
20To grow out of — Grow Grow (gr[=o]), v. i. [imp. {Grew} (gr[udd]); p. p. {Grown (gr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Growing}.] [AS. gr[=o]wan; akin to D. groeijen, Icel. gr[=o]a, Dan. groe, Sw. gro. Cf. {Green}, {Grass}.] 1. To increase in size by a natural and organic… …
