English-Thai Dictionary

grow

VI พัฒนา  แผ่ขยาย  chang to develop into pad-ta-na

 

grow

VI เติบโต  เจริญเติบโต  งอกงาม  increase thrive tob-to

 

grow

VT ทำให้ เจริญเติบโต  ทำให้ งอกงาม  ทำให้ เป็นผู้ใหญ่  ทำให้ ใหญ่ ขึ้น  ทำให้ โต ขึ้น  tam-hai-ja-roen-toeb-to

 

grow

VT ปลูก  เพาะ  เลี้ยง  plant nurture nurse harm impede puk

 

grow apace

PHRV เติบโต อย่างรวดเร็ว  โต เร็ว  เจริญ เร็ว  toeb-to-yang-ruad-reol

 

grow apart

PHRV เติบโต กัน ไป คนละ ทาง  grow together toeb-to-kan-pai-kon-la-tang

 

grow apart

PHRV แยกทาง กัน  สวนทาง กัน  grow together yeak-tang-kan

 

grow away from

PHRV เติบโต ห่าง จาก  toeb-to-hang-jak

 

grow away from

PHRV เลิกคบ หากับ  lok-kob-ha-kan

 

grow back

PHRV ปลูก คืน  grow in pluk-kuan

 

grow down

PHRV สั้น ไป  เตี้ย ไป  san-pai

 

grow down

PHRV เติบโต ขึ้น  grow up toeb-to-kuen

 

grow from

PHRV ป ลูกจาก  เติบโต จาก  grow into grow out of plod-jak

 

grow from

PHRV พัฒนา จาก  เป็นผล มาจาก  pad-ta-na-jak

 

grow in

PHRV พัฒนา (ความสามารถ  ขยาย  ได้รับ มากขึ้น  tad-ta-na

 

grow in

PHRV ยาว ออกมา  งอก ออกมา  โต ออกมา  grow out yao-ook-ma

 

grow in

PHRV สร้าง ขึ้น ใหม่  sang-kuen-mai

 

grow into

PHRV คุ้นเคย กับ  เคยชิน กับ  kun-koi-kab

 

grow into

PHRV เจริญเติบโต มากขึ้น  ใหญ่โต มากขึ้น  เจริญรุ่งเรือง มากขึ้น  grow from grow out of ja-roen-toeb-to-mak-kuen

 

grow into

PHRV โต ขึ้น  ใหญ่ ขึ้น  to-kuan

 

grow into

PHRV โต เกิน กว่า จะ ใส่ เสื้อผ้า ได้  to-koen-kwa-ja-sai-suea-pa-dai

 

grow on

PHRV กลายเป็นนิสัย  kai-pen-ni-sai

 

grow on

PHRV ค่อยๆ ชอบ มากขึ้น  koi-koi-chob-mak-kuen

 

grow on

PHRV เลื้อย อยู่ ตาม (พืชผัก ผลไม้ )เกาะ หรือ ขึ้นอยู่ ตาม  grow upon lueai-yu-tam

 

grow out

PHRV งอก ออกมา  โต ออกมา  grow in ngok-ook-ma

 

grow out of

PHRV งอก ออกมา จาก  ยื่น ออกมา จาก  เติบโต ออกมา จาก  grow from grow into ngok-ook-ma-jak

 

grow out of

PHRV พัฒนา มาจาก  arise from tad-ta-na-ma-jak

 

grow out of

PHRV มีเหตุผล หรือ เก่ เกิน กว่า จะ ชอบ (บางสิ่ง  me-hed-pon-rue-kae-koen-kwa-ja-chob

 

grow out of

PHRV โต เกิน กว่า จะ ใส่ ได้ (เสื้อผ้า  to-koen-kwa-ja-sai-dai

 

grow over

PHRV ทำให้ ปกคลุม (บางสิ่ง  ด้วย บางสิ่ง ที่ กำลัง เติบโต  tam-hai-pok-klum-duai-bang-sing-ti-kam-lang-toeb-to

 

grow over

PHRV ปกคลุม (สถานที่  ไป ด้วย ต้นไม้  pok-klum-pai-duai-ton-mai

 

grow together

PHRV ปลูก ไว้ ใกล้ กัน  ปลูก เอา ไว้ ที่ เดียวกัน  pluk-wai-klai-kan

 

grow together

PHRV พัฒนา ความสัมพันธ์ ใกล้ชิด กัน ยิ่งขึ้น  grow apart pad-ta-na-kwam-sam-pan-klai-chid-kan-ying-kuen

 

grow together

PHRV ใหญ่โต ขึ้น เพื่อ มา รวมกัน  yai-to-kuen-puea-ma-ruam-kan

 

grow up

PHRV พัฒนา ขึ้น  เติบโต ขึ้น (ทาง ความคิด  วิถีชีวิต  tad-ta-kuan

 

grow up

PHRV เจริญ ขึ้น  สูง ขึ้น  มากขึ้น  ja-roen-kuan

 

grow up

PHRV เจริญเติบโต ขึ้นไป ทาง ทิศ หรือ ด้าน  เติบโต โดย หันไป ทาง ด้าน  ja-roen-toeb-to-kuen-pai-tang-tid-rue-dan

 

grow upon

PHRV กลายเป็นนิสัย  kai-pen-ni-sai

 

grow upon

PHRV ค่อยๆ ชอบ มากขึ้น  koi-koi-chob-mak-kuen

 

grow upon

PHRV เลื้อย อยู่ ตาม (พืชผัก ผลไม้ )เกาะ หรือ ขึ้นอยู่ ตาม  grow on lueai-yu-tam

 

growable

A ที่ เจริญงอกงาม ได้ 

 

grower

N ผู้ ปลูก ต้นไม้  phu-pluk-ton-mai

 

growing

ADJ ี อย่าง เพิ่มขึ้น  อย่างมาก ขึ้น  yang-poem-kuan

 

growing season

N ฤดู ที่ พืชพันธุ์ เจริญงอกงาม  rue-du-ti-pued-pan-ja-roen-ngok-ngam

 

growl

N เสียงคำราม  การ คำราม  siang-kam-ram

 

growl

VI คำราม  ขู่ คำราม  howl snarl kam-ram

 

growl

VT คำราม  ขู่ คำราม  howl snarl kam-ram

 

growl out

PHRV คำราม ด้วย ความโกรธ  บ่น ด้วย ความโกรธ  kam-ram-duai-kwam-krod

 

growler

SL ช่องคลอด  chong-kord

 

growlingly

ADV อย่าง ดัง คำราม 

 

grown

ADJ ซึ่ง โต เต็มที่  เป็นผู้ใหญ่  adult mature underage sueng-to-tem-ti

 

growth

N การพัฒนา  การ ขยายตัว  การ เพิ่มขึ้น  การ แพร่กระจาย  increase decrease reduction kan-pad-ta-na

 

growth

N การเจริญเติบโต  การ เป็นผู้ใหญ่  สิ่ง ที่ งอก ขึ้น  increase decrease reduction kan-ja-roen-toeb-to

 

growth

N แหล่งกำเนิด  laeng-kam-noed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GROW

v.i. pret. grew pp. grown. [L. cresco.] 1. To enlarge in bulk or stature, by a natural, imperceptible addition of matter, through ducts and secreting organs, as animal and vegetable bodies; to vegetate as plants, or to be augmented by natural process, as animals. Thus, a plant grows from a seed to a shrub or tree, and a human being grows from a fetus to a man.
He causeth the grass to grow for cattle. Psalm 1 4:14.
2. To be produced by vegetation; as, wheat grows in most parts of the world; rice grows only in warm climates.
3. To increase; to be augmented; to wax; as, a body grows larger by inflation or distension; intemperance is a growing evil.
4. To advance; to improve; to make progress; as, to grow in grace, in knowledge, in piety. The young man is growing in reputation.
5. To advance; to extend. His reputation is growing.
6. To come by degrees; to become; to reach any state; as, he grows more skillful, or more prudent. Let not vice grow to a habit, or into a habit.
7. To come forward; to advance. [Not much used. ]
Winter began to grow fast on.
8. To be changed from one state to another; to become; as, to grow pale; to grow poor; to grow rich.
9. To proceed, as from a cause or reason. Lax morals may grow from errors in opinion.
1 . To accrue; to come.
Why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings. Ezra 4:22.
11. To swell; to increase; as, the wind grew to a tempest.
To grow out of, to issue from; as plants from the soil, or as a branch from the main stem.
These wars have grown out of commercial considerations.
To grow up, to arrive at manhood, or to advance to full stature or maturity.
To grow up,
To grow together, To close and adhere; to become united by growth; as flesh or the bark of a tree severed.
Grow, signifies properly to shoot out, to enlarge; but it is often used to denote a passing from one state to another, and from greater to less.
Marriages grow less frequent.
[To grow less, is an abuse of this word; the phrase should be to become less. ]

 

GROW

v.t.To produce; to raise; as, a farmer grows large quantities of wheat. [This is a modern abusive use of grow, but prevalent in Great Britain, and the British use begins to be imitated in America. Until within a few years, we never heard grow used as a transitive verb in New England, and the ear revolts at the practice. ]

 

GROWER

n.One who grows; that which increases. 1. In English use, one who raises or produces.

 

GROWING

ppr. Increasing; advancing in size or extent; becoming; accruing; swelling; thriving.

 

GROWL

v.i.[Gr. a grunting. ] To murmur or snarl, as a dog; to utter an angry, grumbling sound.

 

GROWL

v.t.To express by growling.

 

GROWL

n.The murmur of a cross dog.

 

GROWLER

n.A snarling cur; a grumbler.

 

GROWLING

ppr. Grumbling; snarling.

 

GROWN

pp. of grow. Advanced; increased in growth. 1. Having arrived at full size or stature; as a grown woman.
Grown over, covered by the growth of any thing; overgrown.

 

GROWSE

v.i.To shiver; to have chills. [Not used. ]

 

GROWTH

n.The gradual increase of animal and vegetable bodies; the process of springing from a germ, seed or root, and proceeding to full size, by the addition of matter, through ducts and secretory vessels. In plants, vegetation. We speak of slow growth and rapid growth; of early growth; late growth and full growth. 1. Product; produce; that which has grown; as a fine growth of wood.
2. Production; any thing produced; as a poem of English growth.
3. Increase in number, bulk or frequency.
4. Increase in extent or prevalence; as the growth of trade; the growth of vice.
5. Advancement; progress; improvement; as growth in grace or piety.

 

GROWTHEAD, GROWTNOL

n. 1. A kind of fish.
2. A lazy person; a lubber.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GROW

Grow, v. i. [imp. Grew; p. p. Grown (; p. pr. & vb. n. Growing. ]Etym: [AS. grawan; akin to D. groeijen, Icel. groa, Dan. groe, Sw. gro. Cf. Green, Grass. ]

 

1. To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs.

 

2. To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue. Winter began to grow fast on. Knolles. Even just the sum that I do owe to you Is growing to me by Antipholus. Shak.

 

3. To spring up and come to matturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries. Where law faileth, error groweth. Gower.

 

4. To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale. For his mind Had grown Suspicion's sanctuary. Byron.

 

5. To become attached of fixed; to adhere. Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow. Shak. Growing cell, or Growing slide, a device for preserving alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a manner to permit its growth to be watched under the microscope. -- Grown over, covered with a growth. -- To grow out of, to issue from, as plants from the soil, or as a branch from the main stem; to result from. These wars have grown out of commercial considerations. A. Hamilton. -- To grow up, to arrive at full stature or maturity; as, grown up children. -- To grow together, to close and adhere; to become united by growth, as flesh or the bark of a tree severed. Howells.

 

Syn. -- To become; increase; enlarge; augment; improve; expand; extend.

 

GROW

GROW Grow, v. t.

 

Defn: To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. Macaulay.

 

Syn. -- To raise; to cultivate. See Raise, v. t., 3.

 

GROWABLE

GROWABLE Grow "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of growth.

 

GROWAN

Grow "an, n. Etym: [Cf. Arm. grouan gravel, Corn. grow gravel, sand. ](Mining. )

 

Defn: A decomposed granite, forming a mass of gravel, as in tin lodes in Cornwall.

 

GROWER

GROWER Grow "er, n.

 

Defn: One who grows or produces; as, a grower of corn; also, that which grows or increases; as, a vine may be a rank or a slow grower.

 

GROWL

Growl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Growled; p. pr. & vb. e. Growling. ] Etym: [D. grollen to grunt, murmur, be angry; akin to G. grollen to be angry. ]

 

Defn: To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. Gay.

 

GROWL

GROWL Growl, v. t.

 

Defn: To express by growling. Thomson.

 

GROWL

GROWL Growl, n.

 

Defn: The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.

 

GROWLER

GROWLER Growl "er, n.

 

1. One who growls.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The large-mouthed black bass. [Local ]

 

3. A four-wheeled cab. [Slang, Eng. ]

 

GROWLINGLY

GROWLINGLY Growl "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a growling manner.

 

GROWN

GROWN Grown,

 

Defn: p. p. of Grow.

 

GROWSE

Growse, v. i. Etym: [Cf. gruesome, grcwsome, and G. grausen to make shudder, shiver. ]

 

Defn: To shiver; to have chills. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Ray.

 

GROWTH

Growth, n. Etym: [Icel. groGrow.]

 

1. The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength, etc. ; augmentation; advancement; production; prevalence or influence; as, the growth of trade; the growth of power; the growth of intemperance. Idle weeds are fast in growth. Shak.

 

2. That which has grown or is growing; anything produced; product; consequence; effect; result. Nature multiplies her fertile growth. Milton.

 

GROWTHEAD

Growt "head `, n. Etym: [Lit. , greathead.]

 

Defn: A lazy person; a blockhead. [Obs. ] Tusser.

 

GROWTHFUL

GROWTHFUL Growth "ful, a.

 

Defn: Having capacity of growth. [R.] J. Hamilton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

grow

grow |grō ɡroʊ | ▶verb ( past grew |gro͞o |; past participle grown |grōn | ) [ no obj. ] 1 (of a living thing ) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically; progress to maturity: he would watch Nick grow to manhood | (as adj. growing ) : the linguistic skills acquired by the growing child | (as adj. grown ) : the stupidity of grown men hitting a ball with a stick. • (of a plant ) germinate and develop: seaweed grows in the ocean. • [ with obj. ] produce by cultivation: more and more land was needed to grow crops for export. • [ with obj. ] allow or cause (a part of the body ) to grow or develop: [ with obj. ] : she grew her hair long. • (of something abstract ) come into existence and develop: the Vietnamese diaspora grew out of their national tragedy. 2 become larger or greater over a period of time; increase: turnover grew to more than $100,000 within three years | (as adj. growing ) : a growing number of people are coming to realize this. • [ with obj. ] cause (something, esp. a business ) to expand or increase. 3 [ with complement ] become gradually or increasingly: sharing our experiences, we grew braver. • [ with infinitive ] (of a person ) come to feel or know something over time: she grew to like the friendly, quiet people at the farm. PHRASES grow on trees [ usu. with negative ] informal be plentiful or easily obtained: money doesn't grow on trees. PHRASAL VERBS grow apart (of two or more people ) become gradually estranged. grow into become as a result of natural development or gradual increase: Swampscott grew into a fishing village of about three hundred people by the 1850s. • become large enough to wear (a garment ) comfortably. grow on become gradually more appealing to (someone ): a house has to grow on you. grow out disappear because of normal growth: Colette's old perm had almost grown out. grow out of become too large to wear (a garment ): blazers that they grew out of. • become too mature to retain (a childish habit ): most children grow out of tantrums by the time they're three. grow up advance to maturity; spend one's childhood and adolescence: I grew up in a small town in Michigan. • [ often in imperative ] begin to behave or think sensibly and realistically: grow up, sister, and come into the real world. • arise; develop: a school of painting grew up in Cuzco. DERIVATIVES grow a ble adjective ORIGIN Old English grōwan (originally referring chiefly to plants ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeien, also to grass and green . usage: Although grow is typically intransitive, as in he grew two inches taller over the summer, its use as a transitive verb has long been standard in such phrases as grow crops and grow a beard. Recently, however, grow has extended its transitive sense and has become popular in business, economics, and government contexts: growing the industry, growing your business, growing your investment, and so on.

 

growbag

growbag |ˈgrəʊbag |(also trademark Gro-bag ) ▶noun Brit. a bag containing potting compost for growing plants such as tomatoes in.

 

grower

grow er |ˈgrōər ˈɡroʊ (ə )r | ▶noun 1 a person who grows a particular type of crop: a fruit grower. 2 [ with adj. ] a plant that grows in a specified way: a fast grower.

 

growing pains

grow ing pains |ˈɡroʊɪŋ ˌpeɪnz | ▶plural noun neuralgic pains that occur in the limbs of some young children. • the difficulties experienced in the early stages of an enterprise: the growing pains of a young republic.

 

growing point

grow ing point ▶noun the point at which growth originates. • Botany the meristem region at the apex of a plant shoot at which continuous cell division and differentiation occur.

 

growing season

grow ing sea son |ˈɡroʊɪŋ ˈsizən | ▶noun the part of the year during which rainfall and temperature allow plants to grow: a short growing season.

 

growl

growl |groul ɡraʊl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of an animal, esp. a dog ) make a low guttural sound of hostility in the throat: the dogs yapped and growled about his heels. • [ with direct speech ] (of a person ) say something in a low grating voice, typically in a threatening manner: “Keep out of this, ” he growled. • (of a thing ) make a low or harsh rumbling sound, typically one that is felt to be threatening: thunder growls without warning from a summer sky. ▶noun a low guttural sound made in the throat, esp. by a dog. • a similar sound made by a person, esp. to express hostility or anger. • [ in sing. ] a low throaty sound made by a machine or engine: the growl of diesel engines. DERIVATIVES growl ing ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: probably imitative.

 

growler

growl er |ˈgroulər ˈɡraʊlər | ▶noun 1 a person or thing that growls. 2 a small iceberg that rises little above the water. 3 informal a pail or other container used for carrying drink, esp. draft beer. 4 an electromagnet with two poles designed to test for short circuits in the windings of an armature. 5 historical a four-wheeled hansom cab.

 

growmore

grow |more |ˈgrəʊmɔː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a balanced inorganic fertilizer of a standard kind.

 

grown

grown |grōn ɡroʊn | past participle of grow.

 

grown-up

grown-up |ˈɡroʊ ˈˌnəp | ▶adjective adult: Joe is married with two grown-up daughters. • suitable for or characteristic of an adult: it seems a grown-up thing to do. ▶noun an adult (esp. a child's word ): I don't like it when grown-ups get all serious.

 

growth

growth |grōTH ɡroʊθ | ▶noun 1 the process of increasing in physical size: the upward growth of plants | the growth of the city affects the local climate. • the process of developing or maturing physically, mentally, or spiritually: keeping a journal can be a vital step in our personal growth. • the increase in number and spread of small or microscopic organisms: some additives slow down the growth of microorganisms. • the process of increasing in amount, value, or importance: the rates of population growth are lowest in the north. • increase in economic value or activity: the government aims to get growth back into the economy. 2 something that has grown or is growing: a day's growth of unshaven stubble on his chin. • Medicine & Biology a tumor or other abnormal formation. 3 a vineyard or crop of grapes of a specified classification of quality, or a wine from it.

 

growth company

growth com pa ny ▶noun a company that is growing rapidly in comparison to other companies in its field or the economy as a whole.

 

growth factor

growth fac tor ▶noun Biology a substance, such as a vitamin or hormone, that is required for the stimulation of growth in living cells.

 

growth fund

growth fund ▶noun a mutual fund that invests primarily in stocks that are expected to increase in capital value rather than yield high income.

 

growth hormone

growth hor mone ▶noun a hormone that stimulates growth in animal or plant cells, esp. (in animals ) a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.

 

growth industry

growth in dus try ▶noun an industry that is developing particularly rapidly.

 

growth ring

growth ring |ɡroʊθ rɪŋ | ▶noun a concentric layer of wood, shell, or bone developed during an annual or other regular period of growth.

 

growth stock

growth stock ▶noun a company stock that tends to increase in capital value rather than yield high income.

 

Oxford Dictionary

grow

grow |grəʊ | ▶verb ( past grew |gruː |; past participle grown |grəʊn | ) [ no obj. ] 1 (of a living thing ) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically: he would watch Nick grow to manhood | (as adj. growing ) : the needs of the growing child | (as adj. grown ) : grown men don't act so stupidly. • (of a plant ) germinate and develop: morels grow in a variety of places. • [ with obj. ] cause (plants ) to germinate and develop: more land was needed to grow crops for export. • [ with obj. ] allow or cause (a part of the body ) to grow or develop: if a newt's leg is amputated, it will grow a new one | [ with obj. and complement ] : she grew her hair long. 2 come into existence and develop: the play grew out of a drama school project | a school of painting grew up in Cuzco. • [ with infinitive ] (of a person ) come to feel or think something over time: supposing we had grown to know and love nuclear power. 3 become larger or greater over a period of time; increase: turnover grew to more than $100,000 within three years | (as adj. growing ) : the growing concern over ozone levels. • [ with obj. ] develop or expand (something, especially a business ): entrepreneurs who are struggling to grow their businesses. • [ with complement ] become gradually or increasingly: sharing our experiences we grew braver. PHRASES grow on trees [ usu. with negative ] informal be plentiful or easily obtained: jobs don't grow on trees. PHRASAL VERBS grow apart (of two or more people ) become gradually estranged. grow away from become gradually separated from (one's family, friends, or background ): emotionally his family had grown away from him. grow into 1 become as a result of natural development or gradual increase: Rome began as a city and grew into a huge empire. 2 become large enough to wear (a garment ) comfortably. grow on become gradually more appealing to (someone ): the tune grows on you. grow out disappear because of normal growth: Colette's old perm had almost grown out. grow out of become too large to wear (a garment ). • become too mature to retain (a childish habit ): most children grow out of tantrums by the time they're three. grow up become an adult: a young girl who grew up in Texas. • [ often in imperative ] begin to behave or think sensibly: grow up, sister, and come into the real world. DERIVATIVES growable adjective ORIGIN Old English grōwan (originally referring chiefly to plants ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeien, also to grass and green . usage: Although grow is typically used intransitively, as in he would watch Nick grow to manhood, its use as a transitive verb has long been standard in contexts which refer to growing plants and one's hair ( more land was needed to grow crops; she grew her hair long ). Recently, however, grow has extended its transitive sense and become popular in business jargon: entrepreneurs who are struggling to grow their businesses.

 

growbag

growbag |ˈgrəʊbag |(also trademark Gro-bag ) ▶noun Brit. a bag containing potting compost for growing plants such as tomatoes in.

 

grower

grow ¦er |ˈgrəʊə | ▶noun 1 a person who grows a particular type of crop: a fruit grower. 2 [ with adj. ] a plant that grows in a specified way: a fast grower.

 

growing bag

grow |ing bag ▶noun Brit. another term for growbag.

 

growing pains

grow |ing pains ▶plural noun neuralgic pains which occur in the limbs of some young children. • the difficulties experienced in the early stages of an enterprise: the growing pains of a young republic.

 

growing point

grow |ing point ▶noun Botany the meristem region at the apex of a plant shoot at which continuous cell division and differentiation occur.

 

growing season

grow |ing sea ¦son ▶noun the part of the year during which rainfall and temperature allow plants to grow.

 

growl

growl |graʊl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of an animal, especially a dog ) make a low guttural sound of hostility in the throat: the dogs yapped and growled at his heels. • [ with direct speech ] (of a person ) say something in a low harsh voice, typically in a threatening manner: ‘Keep out of this, ’ he growled. • make a low or harsh rumbling sound: thunder growls without warning from a summer sky. ▶noun a growling sound made by a hostile animal. • a low, harsh sound or utterance: with a growl of fury, he tightened his grip. DERIVATIVES growlingly adverb, growly adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: probably imitative.

 

growler

growl ¦er |ˈgraʊlə | ▶noun 1 a person or thing that growls. 2 a small iceberg. 3 historical a four-wheeled hansom cab. 4 US informal a pail or other container used for carrying drink, especially draught beer.

 

growmore

grow |more |ˈgrəʊmɔː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a balanced inorganic fertilizer of a standard kind.

 

grown

grown |grəʊn | past participle of grow.

 

grown-up

grown-up ▶adjective adult: Joe has two grown-up children. • suitable for or characteristic of an adult: it was my first grown-up party. ▶noun (especially in children's use ) an adult: I don't like it when grown-ups get all serious.

 

growth

growth |grəʊθ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the process of increasing in size: the upward growth of plants | the growth of the city affects the local climate. • the process of developing physically, mentally, or spiritually: keeping a journal can be a vital step in our personal growth. • the process of increasing in amount, value, or importance: the rates of population growth are lowest in the north. • increase in economic activity or value: the government aims to get growth back into the economy. 2 something that has grown or is growing: a day's growth of unshaven stubble on his chin. • Medicine & Biology a tumour or other abnormal formation. 3 a vineyard or crop of grapes of a specified classification of quality, or a wine from it.

 

growth company

growth com pa ny ▶noun a company that is growing rapidly in comparison to other companies in its field or the economy as a whole.

 

growth factor

growth fac ¦tor ▶noun Biology a substance, such as a vitamin or hormone, which is required for the stimulation of growth in living cells.

 

growth fund

growth fund ▶noun a mutual fund that invests primarily in stocks that are expected to increase in capital value rather than yield high income.

 

growth hormone

growth hor |mone ▶noun a hormone which stimulates growth in animal or plant cells, especially (in animals ) that secreted by the pituitary gland.

 

growth industry

growth in |dus |try ▶noun an industry that is developing particularly rapidly.

 

growth ring

growth ring ▶noun a concentric layer of wood, shell, or bone developed during an annual or other regular period of growth.

 

growth stock

growth stock ▶noun a company stock that tends to increase in capital value rather than yield high income.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

grow

grow verb 1 the boys had grown: get bigger, get taller, get larger, increase in size. ANTONYMS shrink. 2 sales and profits continue to grow: increase, swell, multiply, snowball, mushroom, balloon, build up, mount up, pile up; informal skyrocket. ANTONYMS decline. 3 flowers grew among the rocks: sprout, germinate, shoot up, spring up, develop, bud, burst forth, bloom, flourish, thrive, burgeon. 4 he grew vegetables: cultivate, produce, propagate, raise, rear, nurture, tend; farm. 5 the family business grew: expand, extend, develop, progress, make progress; flourish, thrive, burgeon, prosper, succeed, boom. ANTONYMS fail, decline. 6 the modern fable grew from an ancient myth: originate, stem, spring, arise, emerge, issue; develop, evolve. 7 Leonora grew bored: become, get, turn, begin to feel.

 

growl

growl verb why is your dog growling at us? snarl, bark, yap, bay.

 

grown-up

grown-up noun she wanted to be treated like a grown-up: adult, (grown ) woman, (grown ) man, mature woman, mature man. ANTONYMS child. ▶adjective she has two grown-up daughters: adult, mature, of age; fully grown, full-grown, fully developed.

 

growth

growth noun 1 population growth: increase, expansion, augmentation, proliferation, multiplication, enlargement, mushrooming, snowballing, rise, escalation, buildup. ANTONYMS decrease. 2 the growth of plants: development, maturation, growing, germination, sprouting; blooming. ANTONYMS withering. 3 the marked growth of local enterprises: expansion, extension, development, progress, advance, advancement, headway, spread; rise, success, boom, upturn, upswing. ANTONYMS failure, decline. 4 a growth on his jaw: tumor, malignancy, cancer; lump, excrescence, outgrowth, swelling, nodule; cyst, polyp.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

grow

grow verb 1 the baby is growing and looking healthy | the food mountains continue to grow: get bigger, get taller, get larger, increase in size, increase in weight, fill out, fatten; heighten, lengthen, enlarge, extend, expand, stretch, spread, widen; swell, increase, multiply, snowball, mushroom, balloon, augment, build up, mount up, pile up. ANTONYMS shrink. 2 grass and flowers grew among the rocks: sprout, shoot up, spring up, develop, bud, burst forth, germinate, bloom; emerge, arise, spread; flourish, thrive, run riot; rare pullulate, vegetate, burgeon. ANTONYMS fail. 3 he grew beautiful flowers in his garden: cultivate, produce, propagate, raise, rear, bring on, nurture, tend; farm, plant, sow. 4 the family businesses grew over the years: expand, improve, advance, develop, progress, make progress, make headway; flourish, thrive, burgeon, prosper, succeed, be successful, get on well, boom; informal go great guns, rocket, skyrocket. ANTONYMS decline; fail. 5 the fable grew from an ancient Indian source: originate, stem, spring, arise, have its origin, emerge, issue, spread, extend; develop, evolve. 6 after an hour of waiting Leonora grew bored: become, come to be, get to be, get, turn, start to feel.

 

growl

growl verb 1 the black dog growled at him: snarl, bark, yap, bay. 2 ‘Get out of my pub, ’ growled Jim: say roughly, say brusquely, say nastily, say angrily, say abruptly, bark, snap, snarl, fling, hurl; round on someone; informal jump down someone's throat.

 

grown-up

grown-up noun she wanted to be treated like a grown-up: adult, grown person, grown-up person, mature person; woman, grown woman, mature woman, man, grown man, mature man, lady, gentleman. ANTONYMS child. ▶adjective Christine has two grown-up daughters and seven grandchildren: adult, mature, of age, having reached one's majority; fully grown, full-grown, fully developed, fully fledged. ANTONYMS infant, juvenile.

 

growth

growth noun 1 many countries have rapid population growth: increase, expansion, augmentation, proliferation, multiplication, enlargement, amplification, mushrooming, snowballing, rise, escalation, build-up; development, evolution. ANTONYMS decrease. 2 the hormone stimulates the growth of the pancreas: growing, extension, widening, thickening, broadening, heightening, swelling, magnification, ballooning. ANTONYMS shrinking. 3 harsh weather stunts the growth of plants: development, maturation, growing, germination, shooting up, springing up, sprouting; blooming, flourishing, thriving; rare vegetation, burgeoning, pullulation. ANTONYMS withering. 4 the marked growth of local enterprises: expansion, development, progress, advance, advancement, headway, improvement, furtherance, extension, spread, buildout, escalation; rise, success, thriving, flourishing, blooming; boom, upturn, upswing. ANTONYMS decline; failure. 5 he went to hospital to have a growth removed: tumour, cancerous growth, malignant growth, malignancy, cancer; lump, outgrowth, swelling, protuberance, protrusion, knob, nodule; cyst, polyp; technical process, bulla; rare excrescence, intumescence, tumescence, tumefaction. WORD LINKS growth -plasia prefix related to growth, as in dysplasia, achondroplasia onco- relating to growths, as in oncogenic -oma suffix related to growths, as in carcinoma, melanoma oncology branch of medicine concerned with growths Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Duden Dictionary

Grower

Gro w er , Grow er Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈgroʊɐ |der Grower; Genitiv: des Grower [s ], Plural: die Grower englisch ; eigentlich »Pflanzer «jemand, der heimlich Hanfpflanzen anbaut, um daraus Haschisch herzustellen

 

Growian

Gro wi an Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, feminin , der oder die |Gr o wian |der Growian; Genitiv: des Growian [e ]s, Plural: die Growiane, (auch : ) die Growian; Genitiv: der Growian, Plural: die Growianen Kurzwort für gro ße Wi ndenergie an lage größere Anlage zur Erzeugung von Elektrizität durch Windenergie

 

Growl

Growl Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |gra͜ul |der Growl oder das Growl; Genitiv: des Growls, Plural: die Growls englisch (im Jazz ) spezieller Klangeffekt, bei dem vokale Ausdrucksmittel auf Instrumenten nachgeahmt werden

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

grow

grow /ɡroʊ /〖語源は 「植物が成長して緑の葉を付ける 」〗(名 )growth, grower, (形 )grown 動詞 ～s /-z /; grew /ɡruː /; grown /ɡroʊn /; ～ing 自動詞 1 a. «程度 大きさ 数量において /…から /…に » 〈人 物 事が 〉増大する , 増す ; 〈不安 感情などが 〉つのる, 高まる ; 〈経済 事業 市場が 〉発展する, 成長する «in /from /to » (↔shrink )▸ The band is slowly growing in popularity .そのバンドは徐々に人気を得てきている ▸ The cost has grown from $8 billion to nearly $100 billion .費用は80億ドルから千億ドル近くにふくらんだ ▸ grow in strength [confidence ]より強くなる [自信を付ける ]b. 〈人口 数 量などが 〉増える, 増加する .2 a. 〈人 動植物が 〉 «…から /…に » 成長する , 育つ, 大きくなる «from /to , into » (!intoは変化を強調する ) ; 〈髪 爪などが 〉 «…から » 伸びる «from » ; 〈結晶が 〉できる (｟連語 ｠fast (er ), rapidly, steadily, quickly, slowly )▸ My cousin has grown since I saw him last .いとこはこの前会ったときに比べてずいぶん大きくなった ▸ Our son grew two inches this year .息子は今年2インチ背が伸びた ▸ a growing girl 育ち盛りの女の子 ▸ grow from a young boy into a successful business man 幼い少年から出世したビジネスマンに成長する ▸ grow from a girl into a woman 少女から大人の女性に成長する ▸ She let her hair grow .彼女は髪を伸ばした ▸ How you've grown !大きくなったね (≒ How tall you've got! )b. 〈関係 話などが 〉 «…から » 進展する «from , out of » ▸ Their relationship grew from there .彼らの関係はそこから進展した 3 【場所に 】〈植物 農作物が 〉育つ , 生える, 産する , 〈細胞 癌 （がん ）血管などが 〉大きくなる, 形成される «in , on » ▸ Crops will not grow in such poor soil .そのようなやせた土地では穀物は育たない ▸ Wild flowers grow on the hillsides .野生の草花が丘の斜面に生えている 4 〖grow C 〗〈人 物 事が 〉 (しだいに )C 〈状態 〉になる (!Cは 形容詞 ) ; 〖grow to do 〗…する ようになる (!getと違って 「時間の経過 」を暗示 ) ▸ As she grows older, she will become more sensible .彼女も年をとれば話がわかるようになるだろう ▸ It is growing dark .だんだん暗くなってきた (≒ It is getting dark. )(╳It's darkening [darking ]. としない )▸ grow increasingly popular だんだん人気が出てくる ▸ I have grown to love carrots .ニンジンが好きになってきた コーパスの窓 grow C, grow to do 1 C に現れる主な 形容詞 語によってはしばしば比較級で用いられる ▸ old (er ), louder , large (r )), tired, strong (er ), long (er ), used, small (er ), big (ger ), wild, tall (er ), accustomed, dark (er ), close (r ), quiet (er ), weary, rich (er ), fat (ter ), angry [angrier ], weak (er ), faint (er ), worse, impatientなど .2 do に現れる主な 動詞 ▸ love , be, like, hate, expect, become, include, do, appreciate, resemble, know, respectなど .5 «…として » (精神的に )成長する, (技術の面で )向上する «as » ▸ Our daughter has grown as a good mother .娘はよき母親として成長した 他動詞 1 〈植物 農作物 〉を栽培する , 育てる (!「〈人 〉を育てる 」はbring A up, ｟主に米 ｠raise ) ; 〈髪 爪など 〉を伸ばす, 生やす , 〖～ A C 〗A 〈髪 爪など 〉を伸ばしてC 〈状態 〉にする (!Cは 形容詞 ) ; 〈結晶 〉を作る ▸ grow [╳make ] fruit [roses ]果物 [バラ ]を作る [栽培する ]▸ grow a beard あごひげを生やす ▸ grow one's hair long 髪を長く伸ばす 2 ｟非標準 ｠〈事業など 〉を成長させる, 拡大させる ▸ grow the market 市場を拡大する gr ò w ap á rt 〈2人が 〉親密でなくなる, 〈人が 〉【相手と 】疎遠になる «from » .gr ò w aw á y from A ｟主に英 ｠A 〈家族など 〉から次第に離れる, 独立する (!受け身にしない ) .gr ó w into A ｟くだけて ｠ (!受け身にしない ) 1 成長 [発展 ]してA 〈人 物 〉になる (↑自動詞 2 a )▸ The girl has grown into a lovely young lady .その女の子はすっかりすてきなお嬢さんになった ▸ The organization has grown into an international charity .その組織は国際的な慈善団体へと成長した 2 〈子供が 〉成長してA 〈服 〉が着られるようになる ▸ You'll have to grow into it .(大きくなって )そのうちその服がぴったりになるよ 3 (次第に )A 〈仕事 状況 〉に慣れる .gr ó w on A ｟くだけて ｠〈人 物が 〉 (次第に )A 〈人 〉の興味を引くようになる ▸ His novels grew on people .彼の小説は次第に注目を浴びるようになった gr ò w ó ut 〈髪が 〉髪型を変えられる [切り揃えられる ]程度に伸びる .gr ò w A ó ut [ó ut A ]〈人が 〉髪型を変えられる [切り揃えられる ]程度にA 〈髪 〉を伸ばす .gr ò w ó ut of A 1 〈子供が 〉成長してA 〈服 〉が着られなくなる [小さくなる ].2 〈子供が 〉成長してA 〈癖 興味など 〉がなくなる .3 〈複雑な物 事が 〉A 〈単純な物 事 〉から進展して生じる ; 〈考え 計画が 〉A 〈事 〉から生まれる ▸ The incident grew out of a misunderstanding .その事件は誤解がもとで生じた .gr ò w ú p 1 〈人が 〉 (成熟して )大人になる, 成長する (→grown-up ); ｟くだけた話 ｠〖通例命令文で 〗ばかげた [子供っぽい ]真似はやめなさい, もっと大人になれ ▸ What do you want to be when you grow up ?大きくなったら何になりたいの ▸ grow up to be a writer 大きくなって作家になる (!to不定詞は 「結果 」を表す ) 2 〈人が 〉 «場所で /人と /…として » 育つ , 幼年時代を過ごす «in /with /as » ; (子供のころ ) «…して » ばかりいる «do ing » ▸ grow up in New York ニューヨークで育つ (≒ be brought up [｟主に米 ｠raised ] in …)▸ She's grown up a lot since then .彼女はあのとき以来大いに成長した ▸ My husband grew up as a minister's son .私の夫は牧師の息子として育った 3 〈産業 都市などが 〉成長する, 発展する .gr ò w ú p on A 〈人が 〉A 〈物 事 〉の影響を受けて育つ ▸ grow up on the Beatles ビートルズを聴いて育つ

 

grower

grow er /ɡróʊə r /→grow 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (農作物の )生産者, 栽培者 ▸ sugar [tobacco ] growers 砂糖 [タバコ ]の生産者 2 〖形容詞 の後で 〗成長が …な植物 ▸ a fast [slow ] grower 早 [晩 ]成植物

 

growing

gr ó w ing 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 (程度 大きさ 数量などが )増大する ▸ growing concern [interest ]高まる心配 [興味 ]2 育ち盛りの, 成長に適する .～́ p à ins 〖複数扱い 〗1 成長痛 〘成長期の腕 [脚部 ]の筋肉 [関節 ]の痛み 〙.2 ｟比喩的に ｠生みの苦しみ, (企業などの )創業時の苦難 .3 青少年が大人になる時に感じる不安 .～́ s è ason (植物 農作物の )成長に適した時期, 成長期 .

 

growl

growl /ɡraʊl /〖擬音語 〗 (! -ow-は /aʊ /) 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〈犬などの動物が 〉 «怒りなどで /…に対して » うなる, 吠える «in /at » (!のどをふるわせて 「ガルルッ 」「ウーッ 」などの吠え声をたてること ) ▸ That lion growled menacingly at us .ライオンは私たちに威嚇 （いかく ）するようなうなり声をあげた 2 〈人が 〉うなる ; « 人 物に対して /…について » (怒気を含んだ低い声で )文句 [不平 ]を言う «at /about » ▸ in a deep [low ] growling voice 低いうなるような声で .3 〈雷 腹 エンジンなどが 〉ゴロゴロ [ガラガラ ]と鳴る .他動詞 〈人が 〉 «…に対して » (怒気を含んだ低い声で )…を言う, どなる (out ) «at » ; ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…とどなる (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 )▸ Alex growled, “You fool! ”「このばかが 」とアレックスはどなった .名詞 C 〖通例a ～〗うなり声, どなり声 ; 文句 ; ゴロゴロ鳴る音 ▸ make an angry growl 怒声をあげる

 

growler

gr ó wl er 名詞 C 1 うなる人 ; がみがみ言う人, 不平屋 .2 小さい氷山 .3 ｟英俗 ｠旧式の四輪辻馬車 .

 

grown

grown /ɡroʊn / (! groanと同音 ) 動詞 growの過去分詞 .形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 成長した ; 成人した, 大人の ▸ a grown man 成人, 大人の男 2 〖しばしば複合語を作って 〗…栽培の, …に覆われた ▸ home- grown 自家製の .

 

grown-up

grown-up /ɡróʊnʌ̀p /名詞 複 ～s /-s /C 大人 , 成人 (!｟よりかたく ｠ adult ) ▸ Behave as a grown-up .大人として行動しなさい (!大人が子供を諭して言う ) .形容詞 /ɡròʊnʌ́p / (!名詞 の前では gr ó wn- ù p ) more ～; most ～/1 は比較なし 1 a. 大人の , 成人した, 自立した ▸ I have four grown-up children .成人 [独り立ち ]した子供が4人いる b. 〈物が 〉成長 [成熟 ]した ▸ grown-up markets 成熟した市場 2 〈人が 〉 (行動 見かけなどが )大人びた, 大人っぽい .3 ｟くだけて ｠〈物 態度などが 〉大人向けの , 大人にふさわしい .

 

growth

growth /ɡroʊθ /〖原義は 3 ;〗→grow 名詞 複 ～s /-s /1 U (経済 産業 組織などの )発展 , 発達, 伸張 ; (感情 思想 生活様式などの )進展, 重要性の高まり ▸ growth rates [prospects, forecasts ]成長率 [成長の見込み ]▸ the steady [rapid, fast ] economic growth of Japan 日本の安定した [急速な ]経済成長 .2 U «…における » (数量 大きさ 程度などの )増加 , 増大 «in , of » ; «…の分量の » 増加 «of » (!いずれも具体例ではa ～) ▸ We've seen [There's been ] a growth in the number of elderly people needing care .介護を必要とする老人の数が増えている (!｟コーパス ｠この場合 … a growth of the number of …はofが続くことになるので ｟まれ ｠) ▸ a growth of 1--2 \% in spending 1--2 \%の支出の増加 .3 U a. (人 動植物 細胞などの )成長 , 発育 ; (細胞 血管などの ) 増殖, 形成 ▸ record the growth of the children 子供の成長を記録する ▸ stimulate [encourage ] hair growth ≒… the growth of hair 発毛を刺激する [促す ].b. «…としての » (人の精神的な )成長, 発達, 形成 «as » ▸ emotional [intellectual ] growth 感情 [知 ]的発達 ▸ personal growth 人格形成 ▸ watch her growth as an actress 女優としての彼女の成長を見守る .4 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗伸びた [生えた ]物 〘ひげ 髪 爪 （つめ ）植物など 〙; C 〘医 〙(体外 体内の )はれ, しこり , (特に )腫瘍 （しゅよう ）▸ There's three days' growth of beard on his chin .彼のあごは3日間ひげが伸び放題だ ▸ New growth can be delayed by late spring frost .新芽は春の遅霜で生長が遅れることがある ▸ a cancerous growth 癌腫 （がんしゅ ）.5 U 起源 (origin )～́ à rea [c ò mpany ]成長分野 [企業 ].～́ c ù rve 成長カーブ [伸び率曲線 ].～́ f à ctor 成 [生 ]長促進因子 〘ビタミン ホルモンなど 〙.～́ f ù nd グロースファンド 〘成長重視の投資信託 〙.～́ h ò rmone 成長ホルモン .～́ ì ndustry [m à rket ]成長 (が期待できる )産業 [市場 ].～́ rec è ssion 景気後退 .～́ r ì ng 〖通例 ～s 〗(木の )年輪 .～́ sp ù rt 急激に成長する時期, 成長期 .～́ st ò cks [sh à res ]成長株 .