Definitions

grew

[groo] / gru /

VERB

become larger, evolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance age become breed build come cultivate develop expand flourish gain increase mature multiply produce raise rise spread sprout swell thrive turn widen

STRONG

abound amplify arise augment burgeon dilate enlarge extend germinate heighten issue luxuriate maturate mount originate propagate pullulate ripen shoot stem stretch thicken vegetate wax

WEAK

branch out burst forth come to be fill out get bigger get taller pop up spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease compress contract decline decrease demolish destroy diminish drop fail halt ignore languish lessen lose lower narrow neglect raze recede reduce repress retreat ruin shrink stop

STRONG

abridge condense curtail hold keep shorten

WEAK

stunt

Example Sentences

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Lysol maker Reckitt Benckiser booked a rise in first-quarter like for like revenue, helped by strong emerging markets performance, where like-for-like sales grew 7.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Total revenue for the first quarter grew 14% from a year ago to $22.22 billion, which was above the average analyst estimate compiled by FactSet of $21.3 billion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Born in London to Hungarian refugees who fled their homeland during the 1956 revolution, Hilton grew up in a household without much money.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The British consumer goods giant, which also makes Durex condoms and Mucinex cold medicine, said Wednesday that like-for-like net revenue grew 0.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The other, the life we lived with God, grew daily better, truth upon truth, glory upon glory.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom