grow

grow
grow [grəʊ]
(preterite grew, past participle grown)
1. intransitive verb
   a. [plant, hair] pousser ; [person, animal] grandir ; [tumour] grossir
• she's letting her hair grow elle se laisse pousser les cheveux
• to grow to a height of 60cm atteindre 60 cm de haut
• he has grown 5cm il a grandi de 5 cm
• haven't you grown! comme tu as grandi !
   b. [numbers, population, fear, love] augmenter ; [club, group] s'agrandir ; [economy, market] être en expansion
• their friendship grew as time went on leur amitié a grandi avec le temps
• fears are growing for the safety of the hostages on craint de plus en plus pour la sécurité des otages
• pressure is growing on him to resign on fait de plus en plus pression sur lui pour qu'il démissionne
• their policies kept the economy growing grâce à leur politique, la croissance de l'économie s'est maintenue
• the economy/market is growing at 3% a year l'économie/le marché connaît une croissance de 3 % par an
• the population is growing at 2% a year la population augmente de 2 % par an
► to grow in + noun
• to grow in popularity gagner en popularité
• to grow in confidence prendre de l'assurance
• to grow in strength se renforcer► to grow to do sth commencer à faire qch
• to grow to like/dislike/fear sth commencer à aimer/détester/redouter qch
• I had grown to like him j'avais fini par l'apprécier► to grow + adjective
• to grow big(ger) grandir
• to grow old(er) vieillir
• to grow angry se mettre en colère
• to grow rare(r) se faire (plus) rare
• to grow used to sth s'habituer à qch
2. transitive verb
[+ plants, crops] cultiver ; [+ one's hair, beard, nails] laisser pousser
• organically-grown vegetables légumes mpl biologiques
• she has grown her hair elle s'est laissé pousser les cheveux
3. compounds
► grow bag noun sac contenant du terreau enrichi où l'on peut faire pousser directement des plantes
► grow apart intransitive verb s'éloigner peu à peu
► grow into inseparable transitive verb
   a. ( = become) devenir
• he's grown into quite a handsome boy il est devenu très beau garçon (en grandissant)
   b. that suit is too big for you but you'll grow into it le costume est trop grand pour toi mais il t'ira quand tu auras grandi
• he grew into the job peu à peu, il a appris les ficelles du métier
• to grow into the habit of doing sth prendre (avec le temps) l'habitude de faire qch
► grow on inseparable transitive verb
• his paintings grow on you plus on regarde ses tableaux, plus on les apprécie► grow out of inseparable transitive verb
• he's grown out of this jacket cette veste est devenue trop petite pour lui
• to grow out of the habit of doing sth perdre l'habitude de faire qch► grow up intransitive verb
   a. [person, animal] devenir adulte
• when I grow up I'm going to be a doctor quand je serai grand je serai médecin
• grow up! (inf) arrête tes enfantillages !
   b. [friendship, hatred] se développer ; [custom] se répandre
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[grəʊ] 1.
(prét grew; pp grown) transitive verb
1) (cultivate) cultiver
2) (increase, allow to increase) laisser pousser [beard, nails]

to grow 5 cm — [person] grandir de 5 cm; [plant] pousser de 5 cm

2.
intransitive verb
1) (increase physically) [plant, hair] pousser (by de); [person] grandir (by de); [tumour] se développer

to let one's nails grow — laisser pousser ses ongles

to grow to a height of 4 metres — atteindre 4 mètres de hauteur

2) (of something abstract) [spending, crime, population, tension] augmenter (by de); [company, economy] être en expansion; [movement, opposition, support, problem] devenir plus important; [poverty, crisis] s'aggraver; [pressure, influence] devenir plus fort

fears are growing that — on craint de plus en plus que (+ subj)

to grow to — atteindre [level]

to grow in — acquérir plus de [authority, strength]

to grow in popularity — devenir plus populaire

3) (become) devenir [hotter, stronger]

to grow old — vieillir

to grow more and more impatient — s'impatienter de plus en plus

to grow to do — finir par faire

I soon grew to like him — j'ai vite fini par l'aimer

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