grow

«grow» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to get bigger or taller, like a child or a plant — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (grow, grows, grew, grown, growing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To grow is to get bigger or taller, like a child or a plant. tree →

2) To grow plants is to plant them and help them come up from the soil. tree →

3) To grow can mean to increase in number or amount, like a town or savings. tree →

4) To grow can mean to become, as in grow tired or grow dark. tree →

5) To grow up is to change from a child into an adult. tree →

sense in the lessons

An increase over time (a plant grows 2 cm a week), or plants produced in a garden. In science: living things grow; seeds need water, light and warmth to grow; children grow taller each year. In stories: Jack's beanstalk grew up to the sky. Phrases: «grow up», «grow into», «grow out of», «grow bigger».

examples

• And the child grew, and was weaned. (Torah GEN.21.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great. (Torah GEN.26.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. (Torah EXO.2.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• Can the reed-grass grow without water? (Writings JOB.8.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the child Samuel grew before the LORD. (Prophets 1SA.2.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• In the beds where it grew it shall wither.' (Prophets EZK.17.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• The plant grows 3 cm each week. tree →
• She grew 20 tomatoes. tree →
• The puppy grew 4 kilograms. tree →
• How tall will it grow in 5 weeks? tree →
• I want to be a vet when I grow up. tree →
• It grew dark, so we went inside. tree →
• The beanstalk grew taller than the house. tree →
• My little brother grew out of his shoes. tree →
• All children, except one, grow up. tree →

note

Growing adds; a fixed amount «each week» means repeated adding (rate × weeks), then add to the start height. Trap: do not forget the starting height. Irregular verb: grow, grew, grown (not «growed»).

In the corpora

• And the child grew, and was weaned.
• And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
• And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.
• And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son.
• When men let grow their hair in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly, bless ye the LORD.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «grow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.