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ɡrəupast tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) crecer2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) crecer3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) dejarse4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) hacerse, convertirse en5) (to become: It's growing dark.) hacerse•- grower- grown
- growth
- grown-up
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- grow on
- grow up
grow vb1. crecer2. cultivar3. dejar crecertr[grəʊ]1 (gen) crecer■ hasn't your hair grown! ¡cómo te ha crecido el pelo!2 (increase, expand - quantity, population) aumentar; (city, company, money) crecer3 (become) hacerse, volverse■ it grew dark oscureció, anocheció, se hizo de noche4 (begin gradually) llegar a1 (crop, plant, flower) cultivar2 (beard etc) dejarse (crecer); (hair, nails) dejarse crecer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmoney doesn't grow on trees el dinero no cae del cielo1) : crecerpalm trees grow on the islands: las palmas crecen en las islasmy hair grows very fast: mi pelo crece muy rápido2) develop, mature: desarrollarse, madurar3) increase: crecer, aumentar4) become: hacerse, volverse, ponerseshe was growing angry: se estaba poniendo furiosato grow dark: oscurecerse5)to grow up : hacerse mayorgrow up!: ¡no seas niño!grow vt1) cultivate, raise: cultivar2) : dejar crecerto grow one's hair: dejarse crecer el pelov.(§ p.,p.p.: grew, grown) = acrecentar v.• brotar v.• crecer v.• criar v.• cultivar v.• desarrollarse v.• medrar v.• producir v.(§pres: produzco, produces...) pret: produj-•)grəʊ
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1) ( get bigger) \<\<plant/person\>\> crecer*; ( develop emotionally) madurar; (expand, increase) \<\<city/company\>\> crecer*; \<\<quantity/population/membership\>\> aumentar; \<\<suspicion/influence\>\> crecer*, aumentarhow you've grown! — qué grande estás!, cómo has crecido!
the economy is growing again — la economía vuelve a experimentar un período de crecimiento or expansión
to grow in popularity — crecer* or aumentar en popularidad
2)a) ( become)to grow careless — volverse* descuidado
to grow dark — oscurecerse*; ( at dusk) oscurecer*, anochecer*
to grow old — envejecer*, volverse* viejo
b) ( get)to grow to + INF: she grew to love him llegó a quererlo, se fue enamorando de él; she'd grown to expect that of him — se había acostumbrado a esperar eso de él
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vta) ( cultivate) \<\<flowers/plants/crops\>\> cultivarb)to grow a beard/mustache — dejarse (crecer) la barba/el bigote
Phrasal Verbs:- grow on- grow out- grow up[ɡrǝʊ] (pt grew) (pp grown)1. VI1) [plant, hair, person, animal] crecerhow you've grown! — ¡cómo has crecido!
she's letting her hair grow — se está dejando crecer el pelo, se está dejando el pelo largo
that plant does not grow in England — esa planta no crece or no se da en Inglaterra
will it grow here? — ¿se puede cultivar aquí?
to grow to or into manhood — llegar a la edad adulta
2) (=increase) (in number, amount) aumentarthe number of unemployed has grown by more than 10,000 — el número de parados ha aumentado en más de 10.000
opposition grew and the government agreed to negotiate — la oposición cobró más fuerza y el gobierno decidió entrar en negociaciones
the winds grew to gale force — la intensidad del viento aumentó hasta alcanzar velocidades de temporal
3) (=develop) [friendship, love] desarrollarse; [person] madurarI feel I have grown immensely as a result of the experience — siento que he madurado muchísimo como consecuencia de la experiencia
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our eyes gradually grew accustomed to the light — los ojos se nos fueron acostumbrando a la luz•
to grow cold, the coffee had grown cold — el café se había enfriadowe grew colder as the night wore on — a medida que pasaba la noche nos fue entrando cada vez más frío
it's grown a lot colder, hasn't it? — ha enfriado mucho ¿verdad?
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she has grown quite knowledgeable on the subject — ha aprendido mucho sobre el tema•
he grew tired of waiting — se cansó de esperar•
to grow used to sth — acostumbrarse a algo•
she grew weaker with each passing day — se fue debilitando día tras día•
to grow worse, the housing shortage is growing worse — la escasez de viviendas es cada vez mayorshe grew worse that day and died during the night — ese día se puso peor or su condición empeoró y murió durante la noche
5)to grow to like sb — llegar a querer a algn, encariñarse con algn
2. VT1) [+ plant, crop] cultivarI grow my own vegetables — tengo mi propio huerto, cultivo mis verduras
2) [+ hair, beard, moustache, nails] dejarse crecershe has grown her hair long — se ha dejado el pelo largo, se ha dejado crecer el pelo
- grow in- grow on- grow out- grow up* * *[grəʊ]
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1) ( get bigger) \<\<plant/person\>\> crecer*; ( develop emotionally) madurar; (expand, increase) \<\<city/company\>\> crecer*; \<\<quantity/population/membership\>\> aumentar; \<\<suspicion/influence\>\> crecer*, aumentarhow you've grown! — qué grande estás!, cómo has crecido!
the economy is growing again — la economía vuelve a experimentar un período de crecimiento or expansión
to grow in popularity — crecer* or aumentar en popularidad
2)a) ( become)to grow careless — volverse* descuidado
to grow dark — oscurecerse*; ( at dusk) oscurecer*, anochecer*
to grow old — envejecer*, volverse* viejo
b) ( get)to grow to + INF: she grew to love him llegó a quererlo, se fue enamorando de él; she'd grown to expect that of him — se había acostumbrado a esperar eso de él
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vta) ( cultivate) \<\<flowers/plants/crops\>\> cultivarb)to grow a beard/mustache — dejarse (crecer) la barba/el bigote
Phrasal Verbs:- grow on- grow out- grow up
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