English Explanatory Dictionary

grown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. past participle of grow
adj
  1. Covered by growth; overgrown.
  2. Of a person: adult.

Pronunciation

/ɡɹəʊn/ /ɡɹoʊn/ En-us-grown.ogg /ˈɡɹɐʉn/ /ˈɡɹɐʉən/ /ɡɾon/ /ɡɾoun/

Word forms

grown more grown most grown

Etymology

From Middle English growen. Morphologically grow + -n.

Synonyms

grown up mature grown-ass

Derived words

Empire-grown full-grown fully-grown grass-grown grownish grown-up grown-up-ness grown-upness half-grown high-grown homegrown home-grown ingrown intergrown lab-grown liver-grown lung-grown moss-grown mossgrown pregrown regrown undergrown ungrown weedgrown
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