grow – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of grow

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to grow up
Participle: grown up
Gerund: growing up

Cognates

See the 7 cognates of grow

Indicative

Present

Igrow up
yougrow up
he;she;itgrows up
wegrow up
yougrow up
theygrow up

Perfect

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

Past

Igrew up
yougrew up
he;she;itgrew up
wegrew up
yougrew up
theygrew up

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Igrow up
yougrow up
he;she;itgrow up
wegrow up
yougrow up
theygrow up

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Igrew up
yougrew up
he;she;itgrew up
wegrew up
yougrew up
theygrew up

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

yougrow up
weLet's grow up
yougrow up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)