grow

Pronúncia: grəʊ
    transitive verb [preterite of grew, past participle grown]
  1. Agriculture créixer, conrear, cultivar.
  2. [beard] deixar-se créixer.
  3. to be grown over with estar ple de, estar cobert de.
    4. intransitive verb
  4. créixer.
  5. [be cultivated] conrear-se, cultivar-se, créixer.
  6. [increase] augmentar.
  7. [develop] desenvolupar-se, estendre's, ampliar-se.
  8. this flower doesn't grow in England aquesta flor no existeix a Anglaterra.
  9. will it grow here? es farà aquí?, es pot conrear aquí
  10. he grew out of his clothes els vestits se li van fer petits.
  11. he grew out of biting his nails (amb el temps) va deixar de rosegar-se les ungles.
  12. to grow out of a habit anar deixant un costum.
  13. to grow up [person] créixer molt, fer-se gran.
  14. (idem) [become adult] fer-se home, fer-se dona, fer-se gran.
  15. (idem) [custom, etc.] arrelar, imposar-se.
  16. grow up! no siguis criatura!
  17. hatred grew up between them va néixer l'odi entre ells, van arribar a odiar-se (l'un a l'altre).
  18. to grow into a woman fer-se dona.

  19. the idea grows on me com més va més, m'agrada la idea.
  20. the habit grew on him cada vegada s'hi acostumava més, el costum li va quedar arrelat.
  21. to grow out of [war, love affair, etc.] originar-se en, tenir la causa en, tenir l'origen en, resultar de, venir de, començar amb.
  22. to grow to be something arribar a ser alguna cosa.

    23. [with adjective]
  23. to grow tall fer-se alt.
  24. to grow angry enfadar-se, enutjar-se.
  25. to grow cold [thing] refredar-se.
  26. (idem) [person] començar a tenir fred.
  27. it's growing cold comença a fer fred.
  28. to grow dark fer-se fosc, enfosquir-se.
  29. (idem) [at dusk] fer-se fosc, fer-se de nit.
  30. to grow old envellir(-se).