grow

Everyday

1. To grow is to get bigger or taller, like a child or a plant. tree →
2. To grow plants is to plant them and help them come up from the soil. tree →
3. To grow can mean to increase in number or amount, like a town or savings. tree →
4. To grow can mean to become, as in grow tired or grow dark. tree →
5. To grow up is to change from a child into an adult. tree →

In the lessons

An increase over time (a plant grows 2 cm a week), or plants produced in a garden. In science: living things grow; seeds need water, light and warmth to grow; children grow taller each year. In stories: Jack's beanstalk grew up to the sky. Phrases: «grow up», «grow into», «grow out of», «grow bigger».

Examples

• The plant grows 3 cm each week. tree →
• She grew 20 tomatoes. tree →
• The puppy grew 4 kilograms. tree →
• How tall will it grow in 5 weeks? tree →
• I want to be a vet when I grow up. tree →
• It grew dark, so we went inside. tree →
• The beanstalk grew taller than the house. tree →
• My little brother grew out of his shoes. tree →
• All children, except one, grow up. tree →

Note

Growing adds; a fixed amount «each week» means repeated adding (rate × weeks), then add to the start height. Trap: do not forget the starting height. Irregular verb: grow, grew, grown (not «growed»).

In Jewish tradition

An increase over time (a plant grows 2 cm a week), or plants produced in a garden. In science: living things grow; seeds need water, light and warmth to grow; children grow taller each year. In stories: Jack's beanstalk grew up to the sky. Phrases: «grow up», «grow into», «grow out of», «grow bigger».

Examples

• And the child grew, and was weaned. (Torah GEN.21.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great. (Torah GEN.26.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. (Torah EXO.2.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• Can the reed-grass grow without water? (Writings JOB.8.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the child Samuel grew before the LORD. (Prophets 1SA.2.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• In the beds where it grew it shall wither.' (Prophets EZK.17.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Growing adds; a fixed amount «each week» means repeated adding (rate × weeks), then add to the start height. Trap: do not forget the starting height. Irregular verb: grow, grew, grown (not «growed»).