Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Preterit of
grow . - Another spelling of
grue . - noun Same as
greyhound . - noun A Greek.
- noun The Greek language.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. of
grow .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past of
grow .
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Examples
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( "Mother of Waters"), the air grew brighter, and the picture lived and moved; trees _grew_ on the banks, more and more verdure, monkeys swung from bough to bough, birds flashed and piped among the thickets.
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The label grew throughout the big band era, then signed the pop singers who succeeded those bands in the late forties.
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The label grew throughout the big band era, then signed the pop singers who succeeded those bands in the late forties.
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The label grew throughout the big band era, then signed the pop singers who succeeded those bands in the late forties.
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She listened some more and her expression grew serious.
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She listened some more and her expression grew serious.
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She listened some more and her expression grew serious.
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His expression grew even more haunted, his eyes now fully black, as if he were reliving that misery.
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His expression grew sad, then he sighed and shook it off.
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His expression grew sad, then he sighed and shook it off.
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