grown
verb (past participle of grow: grow, grows, grew, grown, growing); adjective (grown — adult, fully developed)
Everyday
- The form of "grow" used after have/has/had or in the passive: "She has grown taller." "Rice is grown in China." tree →
- As an adjective, adult: "a grown man", "grown-ups". tree →
In the lessons
In science: plants have grown from seeds; animals grow to become grown adults. In everyday life, "grown-up" means an adult who can help. Phrases: grown-up, fully grown, home-grown, has grown, overgrown.
Examples
- The puppy has grown so big. tree →
- These tomatoes were grown in our garden. tree →
- Ask a grown-up for help. tree →
- A fully grown elephant is very heavy. tree →
- You've grown two centimetres since last year. tree →
- The garden was overgrown with weeds. tree →
- Wheat is grown on big farms. tree →
- A Lion had grown very old. tree →
Note
"Grow, grew, grown" — do not say "growed". "Grown" needs a helper: "has grown", "was grown". In maths problems "has grown by 5 cm" means add 5 cm to the old height.
In Jewish tradition
In science: plants have grown from seeds; animals grow to become grown adults. In everyday life, "grown-up" means an adult who can help. Phrases: grown-up, fully grown, home-grown, has grown, overgrown.
Examples
- But if the scall stay in its appearance, and black hair be grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. (Torah LEV.13.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren. (Torah EXO.2.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law: 'Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up'; for he said: 'Lest he also die, like his brethren.' And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. (Torah GEN.38.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the king said: 'Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.' (Prophets 2SA.10.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. (Prophets 2KI.4.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace; (Writings PSA.144.12, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
"Grow, grew, grown" — do not say "growed". "Grown" needs a helper: "has grown", "was grown". In maths problems "has grown by 5 cm" means add 5 cm to the old height.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «grown» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «grown» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «grown» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «grown» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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