English Explanatory Dictionary

grew

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past of grow
  2. past participle of grow
verb
  1. Alternative form of grue (“shudder with fear”).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ɡɹuː/ /ɡɹuʊ̯/ en-us-grew.ogg

Word forms

grew grews grewing grewed

Etymology

From Middle English grew, from Old English grēow (first and third person past tense of grōwan), from West Germanic *greu, from Northwest Germanic *grerō, from Proto-Germanic *gegrō (first and third person past tense of *grōaną), reduplication of *grōaną.

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