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audio grow (gr)

tr. grew (gr), grown (grn), growing
  1. (to raise) cultivar
    to grow flowers cultivar flores
  2. (to let grow) dejar crecer
    to grow a beard dejarse crecer la barba
intr.
  1. (to increase in size) crecer
  2. (to expand) expandirse, agrandarse (comercio, industria)
  3. (to increase) aumentar
    her anxiety grew su ansiedad aumentó
  4. (to thrive) crecer
    a plant that grows well in the shade una planta que crece bien en la sombra
  5. (to mature) madurar (persona)

expresiones idiomáticas:
to grow accustomed to
acostumbrarse a
to grow dark
oscurecerse
to grow from
deberse a, ser el resultado de
to grow into
llegar a ser, convertirse en
to grow old
envejecer
to grow on trees
figurado encontrarse dondequiera
to grow on o upon
  1. (to become pleasurable to) llegar a gustar
  2. (to become acceptable to) arraigarse (costumbre)
to grow out of
  1. (a habit) perder
  2. (to result from) deberse a
to grow up
  1. (physically) crecer
  2. (mentally) madurar, hacerse un hombre o una mujer
  3. (to be raised) criarse
    I grew up in Chicago me crié en Chicago
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