grow

[grəʊ] 1.

verbo transitivo (pass. grew; p.pass. grown)

1) (increase)

to grow 5 cm, 2% — crescere di 5 cm, del 2%

to grow one's hair, a beard — farsi crescere i capelli, la barba

2) (cultivate) coltivare [plant, crop]

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass. grew; p.pass. grown)

1) (increase) [crime, population] aumentare (by di); [deficit, pressure, influence] aumentare, crescere; [company, economy] crescere, essere in espansione; [movement, support, problem] acquistare importanza, diventare più importante; [poverty, crisis] aggravarsi; [list] allungarsi

fears are growing that — ci sono crescenti timori che

to grow to — raggiungere [level]

to grow to war proportions — assumere le proporzioni di una guerra

to grow in — acquistare, acquisire [strength, popularity]

2) (physically) [person, hair, plant] crescere (by di); [queue] allungarsi; [tumour] svilupparsi

haven't you grown! — come sei cresciuto!

to let one's nails grow — farsi crescere le unghie

to grow to a height of 4 metres — raggiungere un'altezza di 4 metri

3) (become) diventare [hotter, stronger]

to grow old — invecchiare, diventare vecchio

4)

to grow to do — finire per o arrivare a fare

I was growing to like him — cominciava a piacermi

•

- grow apart

- grow away

- grow into

- grow on

- grow out of

- grow together

- grow up

* * *

[ɡrəu]

past tense - grew; verb

1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) crescere

2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) crescere

3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) far crescere

4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) diventare

5) (to become: It's growing dark.) diventare

•

- grower

- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
- grow up

* * *

[grəʊ] 1.

verbo transitivo (pass. grew; p.pass. grown)

1) (increase)

to grow 5 cm, 2% — crescere di 5 cm, del 2%

to grow one's hair, a beard — farsi crescere i capelli, la barba

2) (cultivate) coltivare [plant, crop]

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass. grew; p.pass. grown)

1) (increase) [crime, population] aumentare (by di); [deficit, pressure, influence] aumentare, crescere; [company, economy] crescere, essere in espansione; [movement, support, problem] acquistare importanza, diventare più importante; [poverty, crisis] aggravarsi; [list] allungarsi

fears are growing that — ci sono crescenti timori che

to grow to — raggiungere [level]

to grow to war proportions — assumere le proporzioni di una guerra

to grow in — acquistare, acquisire [strength, popularity]

2) (physically) [person, hair, plant] crescere (by di); [queue] allungarsi; [tumour] svilupparsi

haven't you grown! — come sei cresciuto!

to let one's nails grow — farsi crescere le unghie

to grow to a height of 4 metres — raggiungere un'altezza di 4 metri

3) (become) diventare [hotter, stronger]

to grow old — invecchiare, diventare vecchio

4)

to grow to do — finire per o arrivare a fare

I was growing to like him — cominciava a piacermi

•

- grow apart

- grow away

- grow into

- grow on

- grow out of

- grow together

- grow up