grown
SayGROHN/ɡɹoʊn/UK/ɡɹəʊn/
- 1Past participle of grow. Use this form after have, has, or had.
The plant has grown taller than the fence.
She has grown more confident this year.
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- 2
- 3Covered over by plants that have spread everywhere.
Like a wall that disappears under a thick blanket of leaves.
The yard was all grown with tall weeds.
The old fence had become grown over with vines.
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grown is a form of grow
grow, verb: To get bigger or increase in amount over time. Full entry
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- grow → grown: irregular (no -ed)
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Origin
From Middle English "growen." It comes from "grow" plus the ending "-n."