Come into existence; take on form or shape. Synonyms:arise, develop, originate, rise, spring up, uprise."A love that sprang up from friendship" , "The idea for the book grew out of a short story" , "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
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Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques. Synonyms:farm, produce, raise."They produce good ham in Parma" , "We grow wheat here" , "We raise hogs here"
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Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes). Synonyms:acquire, develop, get, produce."The patient developed abdominal pains" , "I got funny spots all over my body" , "Well-developed breasts"
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Grow emotionally or mature. Synonym:develop."When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
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Become attached by or as if by the process of growth.
... not only their lack of strength, but a curious frailness about their bodies—a seeming absence of solidity that their stocky appearance belied. These two men were like half-grown boys in my hands. I was back on my feet in a moment, leaving one of them lying motionless. The other rose to his knees, his face ... — The Fire People • Ray Cummings Read full book for free!
... two he has raised a son and two daughters, supposed to be left young orphans at their death. On the other side, he has given to Montezuma and Orazia, two sons and a daughter; all now supposed to be grown up to mens' and womens' estate; and their mother, Orazia, (for whom there was no further use ... — The Works of John Dryden, Vol. II • Edited by Walter Scott Read full book for free!
... and reached for a crutch that rested against the tree. He had his share of curiosity. He was a tall, well-grown boy of thirteen, and it was apparent as he swung himself after Katherine, that accident and not ... — Mr. Pat's Little Girl - A Story of the Arden Foresters • Mary F. Leonard Read full book for free!
... must return and go into the trenches of France." And I felt as I spoke that my fate was decided, and a great calmness came over me. "Then I'll go with you," answered me that Buzz with a look of the steadfast affection which might have grown with years of comradeship. "I'll go and fight for France with you if you'll come back and build an American family alongside of mine. Jump out—we are fifteen minutes late—and watch the General scalp me. Come in through his office and take a ... — The Daredevil • Maria Thompson Daviess Read full book for free!
... season of genial months. So would our growth be best, healthiest, happiest. So might our growth be, if the mysterious life in the seed met no checks. But, as a matter of fact, the Church has not thus grown. Rather at the best, its emblem is to be looked for, not in corn, but in the forest tree-the very rings in whose trunk tell of recurring seasons when the sap has risen at the call of spring, and sunk again before the frowns of winter. I have not to do now ... — Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah and Jeremiah • Alexander Maclaren Read full book for free!
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