grows

grows · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present of grow; to increase in size, amount, or degree.

  2. 2.

    To develop and mature.

  3. 3.

    To cultivate plants.

  4. 4.

    To come into a state or condition gradually.

Related words

Antonyms: declines, decreases, shrinks
See also: grow, growing, grown, growth
Synonyms: develops, expands, increases

Etymology

From Old English growan ("to grow, flourish") + -s (third person singular suffix), from Proto-Germanic groanan.