grow – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of grow

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to grow
Participle: grown
Gerund: growing

Cognates

See the 7 cognates of grow

Indicative

Present

Igrow
yougrow
he;she;itgrows
wegrow
yougrow
theygrow

Perfect

Ihave grown
youhave grown
he;she;ithas grown
wehave grown
youhave grown
theyhave grown

Past

Igrew
yougrew
he;she;itgrew
wegrew
yougrew
theygrew

Pluperfect

Ihad grown
youhad grown
he;she;ithad grown
wehad grown
youhad grown
theyhad grown

Future

Iwill grow
youwill grow
he;she;itwill grow
wewill grow
youwill grow
theywill grow

Future Perfect

Iwill have grown
youwill have grown
he;she;itwill have grown
wewill have grown
youwill have grown
theywill have grown

Subjunctive

Present

Igrow
yougrow
he;she;itgrow
wegrow
yougrow
theygrow

Perfect

Ihave grown
youhave grown
he;she;ithave grown
wehave grown
youhave grown
theyhave grown

Imperfect

Igrew
yougrew
he;she;itgrew
wegrew
yougrew
theygrew

Pluperfect

Ihad grown
youhad grown
he;she;ithad grown
wehad grown
youhad grown
theyhad grown

Conditional

Present

Iwould grow
youwould grow
he;she;itwould grow
wewould grow
youwould grow
theywould grow

Perfect

Iwould have grown
youwould have grown
he;she;itwould have grown
wewould have grown
youwould have grown
theywould have grown

Imperative

yougrow
weLet's grow
yougrow

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam growing
youare growing
he;she;itis growing
weare growing
youare growing
theyare growing

Perfect

Ihave been growing
youhave been growing
he;she;ithas been growing
wehave been growing
youhave been growing
theyhave been growing

Past

Iwas growing
youwere growing
he;she;itwas growing
wewere growing
youwere growing
theywere growing

Pluperfect

Ihad been growing
youhad been growing
he;she;ithad been growing
wehad been growing
youhad been growing
theyhad been growing

Future

Iwill be growing
youwill be growing
he;she;itwill be growing
wewill be growing
youwill be growing
theywill be growing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been growing
youwill have been growing
he;she;itwill have been growing
wewill have been growing
youwill have been growing
theywill have been growing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be growing
youwould be growing
he;she;itwould be growing
wewould be growing
youwould be growing
theywould be growing

Perfect

Iwould have been growing
youwould have been growing
he;she;itwould have been growing
wewould have been growing
youwould have been growing
theywould have been growing

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'grow'

blow, crow, grow, know, outgrow, overblow, overgrow, overthrow, throw,

Verbs similar to 'grow'

brow, crow, glow, grew, grok, growl, row, trow, arrow, avow,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to be successful
do well, flourish, gain, prosper, succeed, thrive
to encourage, especially the growth or development of something
feed, foster, nurture, promote, raise
to grow in magnitude, quantity or extent; to become larger
augment, increase, propagate, rise
enlarge
augment, greaten, expand, increase, swell, stretch, extend, dilate
sprout
start, arise, develop, germinate, begin, originate
advance
improve, extend, swell, wax
cultivate
nurture, raise, tend, foster, propagate, plant, sow, produce

Antonyms

enlarge
decrease, abridge, compress, condense
advance
recede, retrogress, retard, retreat

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. growan (of plants) "to flourish, develop, get bigger" (class VII strong verb; past tense greow, pp. growen), from P.Gmc. *gro- (cf. O.N. groa, O.Fris. groia, Du. groeien, O.H.G. gruoen), from root of grass (q.v.). Applied in M.E. to human beings (c.1300) and animals (1435) and their parts, supplanting O.E. weaxan (see wax (v.)).
"Have you ever heard anything about God, Topsy? ... Do you know who made you?" "Nobody, as I knows on," said the child. ... "I spect I grow'd. Don't think nobody never made me." [Harriet B. Stowe, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," 1851]
Grown-up (adj.) "mature" is from 1633; the noun meaning "adult person" is from 1813. Growth is first attested 1557, on model of health, stealth, etc.
2. From Middle English growen, from Old English grōwan (“to grow, increase, flourish, germinate”), from Proto-West Germanic *grōan, from Proto-Germanic *grōaną (“to grow, grow green”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”).
3. Cognates
4. Cognate with Dutch groeien (“to grow”), German Low German grojen (“to green; thrive; take hold; flourish”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish gro (“to grow”), Faroese grógva (“to grow”), Icelandic gróa (“to grow”); also Latin grāmen (“grass, turf; herb, plant”), herba (“grass, herbage; weeds; plant”), Ukrainian гря́ний (hrjányj, “green”). Related to growth, grass, green. See: Middle English 'growen', Proto-Germanic '*grōaną', Dutch 'groeien', Faroese 'grógva', Icelandic 'gróa'.

Verbs referencing "grow"

Norwegian, nynorsk gro, Sranan gro, Swedish gro.

Sample Sentences

  • The state-room had grown pretty fast; but by this time it had expanded into something quite bulky, and almost boasted a bay-window to view the sea from. So we went upon deck again in high spirits; and there, everything was [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] their usual occupants, that they have startled me by their reality, which far exceeded, as it seemed to me, all power of mine to conjure up the absent; have, many and many a time, at such an hour, grown suddenly out of objects with whose real look, and use, and purpose, I was as well acquainted as with my own two hands. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ How glad I am ! — why don't you smile ? — and look at Harry—how he grows. ” The boy stood shyly regarding his father through his curls, holding close to the skirts of his mother's dress. “ Isn't he beautiful ? ” said Eliza, lifting his long curls and kissing him. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] to a tree, and cut switches for young master, and told him that he might whip me till he was tired; — and he did do it ! If I don't make him remember it, some time ! ” and the brow of the young man grew dark, and his eyes burned with an expression that made his young wife tremble. “ Who made this man my master ? That's what I want to know ! ” he said. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] ministers who pepper the highest will be the surest to please. They who strew the Eternal Path with the greatest amount of brimstone, and who most ruthlessly tread down the flowers and leaves that grow by the wayside, will be voted the most righteous; and they who enlarge with the greatest pertinacity on the difficulty of getting into heaven, will be considered by all true believers certain of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] leaving the only home she had ever known, and cutting loose from the protection of a friend whom she loved and revered. Then there was the parting from every familiar object,—the place where she had grown up, the trees under which she had played, the groves where she had walked many an evening in happier days, by the side of her young husband,—everything, as it lay in the clear, frosty starlight, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] was infinitely less like a steamboat than a huge floating bath. I could hardly persuade myself, indeed, but that the bathing establishment off Westminster Bridge, which I left a baby, had suddenly grown to an enormous size; run away from home; and set up in foreign parts as a steamer. Being in America, too, which our vagabonds do so particularly favour, it seemed the more probable. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I never thought that going back to England, returning to all who are dear to me, and to pursuits that have insensibly grown to be a part of my nature, I could have felt so much sorrow as I endured, when I parted at last, on board this ship, with the friends who had accompanied me from this city. I never thought the name [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] that now cluster about it. There are those in this city who would brighten, to me, the darkest winter-day that ever glimmered and went out in Lapland; and before whose presence even Home grew dim, when they and I exchanged that painful word which mingles with our every thought and deed; which haunts our cradle-heads in infancy, and closes up the vista of our lives in age. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Yes, but he belongs to another man. His master is real hard to him, and won't let him come to see me, hardly ever; and he's grown harder and harder upon us, and he threatens to sell him down south; — it's like I'll never see _him_ again ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • grow faster than the damned shipyard. And my two girls... two, Tom. I... I love them more than the world. (Nosferatu)
  • You were so tiny. You were my little baby and now you 're all grown up. (Rebuilding)
  • on the site of the Victorian house where he had done most of his growing up. (The Life of Chuck)