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1 grow
[ɡrəu]past tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) αναπτύσσομαι, ευδοκιμώ2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) αναπτύσσομαι, μεγαλώνω, αυξάνομαι3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) αφήνω (να μεγαλώσει)4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) γίνομαι με την πάροδο του χρόνου5) (to become: It's growing dark.) γίνομαι•- grower- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
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2 flourish
1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) ανθώ2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) ανθώ,ακμάζω3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) κραδαίνω2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.)2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.)3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.)• -
3 get on
1) (to make progress or be successful: How are you getting on in your new job?) προοδεύω, τα πηγαίνω2) (to work, live etc in a friendly way: We get on very well together; I get on well with him.) τα πάω (καλά)3) (to grow old: Our doctor is getting on a bit now.) γερνώ4) (to put (clothes etc) on: Go and get your coat on.) φορώ5) (to continue doing something: I must get on, so please don't interrupt me; I must get on with my work.) συνεχίζω -
4 mend
[mend] 1. verb1) (to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair: Can you mend this broken chair?) φτιάχνω,επιδιορθώνω,επισκευάζω2) (to grow better, especially in health: My broken leg is mending very well.) συνέρχομαι,καλυτερεύω2. noun(a repaired place: This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.) μπάλωμα- mending -
5 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) ρίζα2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) ρίζα3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) ρίζα4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) καταγωγή, ρίζες2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) ριζώνω/ φυτεύω- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) ψάχνω με το ρύγχος2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) ανασκαλεύω -
6 stale
[steil]1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.) μπαγιάτικος2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) ξεπερασμένος3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.) μουχλιασμένος
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