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grow

/ɡrəʊ/verb

उच्चारण ग्रो

बढ़ना

Basic word

verbgrew, grown
  1. 1

    [I]

    to increase in size, number, strength or quality

    बढ़ना

    • The population is growing fast.
    • Children grow quickly during these years.
    • The city has grown a great deal in the last decade.
    + 1 more example
    • Her confidence grew with each success.

    Synonyms increase expand develop rise multiply

    Opposite shrink decrease decline dwindle

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth

    to make plants grow

    उगाना

    • Farmers grow rice.
    • We grow tomatoes and chillies on the roof.
    • Tea is grown on the hills of Assam.
    + 1 more example
    • He grows roses in his small garden.

    Synonyms cultivate raise plant produce farm

  3. 3

    [linking verb] + adj.

    to begin to have a particular quality or feature; to become

    होना, हो जाना

    • It grew dark.
    • The sky grew dark and it began to rain.
    • As they grew older, the brothers became close friends.
    + 1 more example
    • The music grew louder as the crowd gathered.

    Synonyms become get turn

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

grow (intransitive)

Grow means to increase in size, number or strength; it can be used without an object.

Grow का अर्थ आकार, संख्या या शक्ति में बढ़ना है; इसे बिना object के प्रयोग किया जा सकता है।

  • The city is growing fast.
  • Radhika's confidence grew every day.

grow + object (cultivate)

Transitively, grow means to raise plants, crops or hair.

सकर्मक रूप में grow का अर्थ पौधे, फसलें या बाल उगाना है।

  • Farmers grow wheat in Punjab.
  • He decided to grow a beard.

grow + adjective (become)

Grow is a linking verb meaning gradually become: grow old, grow tired, grow dark.

Grow एक linking verb है जिसका अर्थ धीरे-धीरे बनना है: grow old, grow tired, grow dark।

  • The sky grew dark before the storm.
  • He grew tired of waiting.

grow + to-infinitive

Grow to do means to come gradually to feel or do something.

Grow to do का अर्थ धीरे-धीरे कुछ महसूस करने या करने लगना है।

  • She grew to love the city.
  • I have grown to respect him.
+Collocations 4

grow + adjective

oldtiredworsedarkweakangry

  • The crowd grew angry at the delay.

grow + noun

cropsvegetablesa beardwingsrootsa business

  • Many families grow tulsi at home.

adverb + grow

rapidlysteadilyslowlyquicklyhealthily

  • Exports grew steadily last year.

grow + preposition

grow fromgrow intogrow out ofgrow upgrow on trees

  • Money does not grow on trees.
“More examples 5
  • The population of India has grown rapidly since 1951.

1951 से भारत की जनसंख्या तेज़ी से बढ़ी है।

  • Rice grows well in wet conditions.

चावल नमी वाली परिस्थितियों में अच्छा उगता है।

  • It grew cold as evening came.

शाम होते ही ठंड बढ़ गई।

  • Radhika grew up in a small town near Meerut.

राधिका मेरठ के पास एक छोटे शहर में पली-बढ़ी।

  • She has grown to enjoy reading English newspapers.

उसे अब अंग्रेज़ी अखबार पढ़ना अच्छा लगने लगा है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She is growing tall day by day and she grown a lot.

✓ She is growing taller day by day and she has grown a lot.

The perfect tense needs has/have before grown.

Perfect tense में grown से पहले has या have आता है।

✗ He grew a beard and now he is looked older.

✓ He grew a beard and now he looks older.

Look is a linking verb here and is not used in the passive.

यहाँ look linking verb है और इसका passive नहीं बनता।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These verbs all mean increasing, but each suits different subjects.

ये क्रियाएँ बढ़ने के अर्थ में हैं, पर हर एक अलग विषयों के साथ उपयुक्त है।

grow

General: living things, size, numbers or feelings increase.

सामान्य: जीवित वस्तुओं, आकार, संख्या या भावनाओं का बढ़ना।

  • Children grow quickly.

increase

To become or make greater in number or amount, more formal.

संख्या या मात्रा में अधिक होना, अधिक औपचारिक।

  • Prices increased by ten per cent.

rise

To go upwards in level or amount.

स्तर या मात्रा में ऊपर जाना।

  • The river rose after the rain.
→Phrasal verbs 5

grow up

to develop into an adult; to behave in a more mature way

बड़ा होना; समझदार बनना

  • I grew up in a small village in Rajasthan.
  • Oh, grow up!

grow into sth

to become big enough to fit clothes; to gradually develop into a particular type of person

(बड़े होकर कपड़ों में) फ़िट होना; धीरे-धीरे (कुछ) बन जाना

  • She has grown into a confident young woman.

grow on sb

to become more and more liked by somebody

(कोई चीज़) धीरे-धीरे पसंद आने लगना

  • I didn't like the song at first, but it grows on you.

grow out of sth

to become too big to wear something; to stop doing something as you become older

(कपड़ों से) बड़ा हो जाना; (उम्र के साथ कोई आदत) छूट जाना

  • He'll grow out of this habit soon.

grow apart (from sb)

to stop having a close relationship with somebody over a period of time

(समय के साथ) संबंधों में दूरी आ जाना

  • We were close at school, but we've grown apart.
◇Word family
growth noungrown-up noun, adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

increase expand develop rise multiply cultivate raise plant produce farm become get turn

Antonyms

shrink decrease decline dwindle

§Grammar and usage

Verb forms: grow, grew, grown.

Verb forms: grow, grew, grown।

Keep the pattern: grow/grew/grown, blow/blew/blown, know/knew/known, throw/threw/thrown, fly/flew/flown.

Pattern याद रखिए: grow/grew/grown, blow/blew/blown, know/knew/known, throw/threw/thrown, fly/flew/flown।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Grow up (become an adult), grow out of (become too big for; stop a habit as you get older), grow on sb (become more liked over time).

Phrasal verbs: grow up (वयस्क होना), grow out of (बड़े होकर छोटा पड़ जाना; आदत छूटना), grow on sb (समय के साथ अधिक पसंद आना)।

'Money doesn't grow on trees.'

कहावत 'Money doesn't grow on trees'।