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grew

verb
GROO/ɡɹuː/

3 meanings of grew

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense of grow. Use it for the past.

    The little plant grew taller every week.

    She grew up in a small town near the sea.

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  2. 2
    verbnonstandard
    Past participle of grow. Some people say this in casual speech, but standard English uses grown.

    He has grew taller than his older brother this year.

    The kids had grew bored by the end of the long trip.

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  3. 3
    verbarchaic
    Alternative form of grue, meaning to shake with fear. This is an old spelling.
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grew is a form of grow

grow, verb: To get bigger or increase in amount over time. Full entry

Forms
growgrows he/she/itgrowing -ing formgrew past tensegrown past participle
Spelling
grow → grew: irregular (no -ed)

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Origin

This is the old past tense of "grow." It comes from Old English grēow, the past tense of grōwan (to grow).