grown
Americanadjective
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advanced in growth.
a grown boy.
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arrived at full growth or maturity; adult.
a grown man.
verb
adjective
Other Word Forms
- half-grown adjective
- ungrown adjective
Etymology
Origin of grown
First recorded in 1325–75, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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The company she works with, Cambridge Private Doctors, says demand has grown.
From BBC
While their social media followers have grown to more than 300,000, they have attracted some negative comments about their choice of lifestyle.
From BBC
He says a client of his funded a trust 20 years ago with Apple stock that had grown to $1 million.
From Barron's
He has two goals and four assists in those eight games since his return, yet for a man who has grown accustomed to the extraordinary, the key metric is where he is lacking.
From BBC
Nonetheless, his relationship with Mountbatten-Windsor appears to have deepened and grown.
From BBC
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