grow

[ɡrəu]

past tense - grew; verb

1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) crescer

2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) crescer

3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) deixar crescer

4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) tornar-se

5) (to become: It's growing dark.) ficar

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- grower

- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
- grow up

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[grou] vt+vi (ps grew, pp grown) 1 crescer, aumentar, florescer. 2 germinar, brotar. 3 vir a ser, nascer. 4 criar raízes, arraigar. 5 tornar-se, ficar. 6 criar, produzir, cultivar. 7 deixar crescer. he grew a beard ele deixou crescer a barba. he has grown out of his clothes ele cresceu tanto que a roupa não lhe serve mais. he has grown out of memory ele foi esquecido. it grew to be the fashion tornou-se moda. the potatoes have grown out as batatas brotaram. to grow angry ficar zangado. to grow down encurtar, diminuir. to grow into a habit tornar-se hábito, um vício. to grow obsolete tornar-se antiquado. to grow old envelhecer. to grow on someone subir na estima de, impressionar mais e mais alguém. to grow out of use ficar fora de uso. to grow up crescer, desenvolver-se. to grow worse piorar.