# grown

Pronunciation: say "GROHN" US /ɡɹoʊn/, UK /ɡɹəʊn/

## Verb

1. Past participle of grow. — past participle of grow
   - Simple: Past participle of grow. Use this form after have, has, or had.
   - _The town has grown rapidly since the new factory opened._
   - _Prices have grown steadily over the past decade._

## Adjective

2. Of a person: fully developed into an adult. *(US)*
   - Simple: Fully adult and no longer a child.
   - _She's a grown woman who can handle her own finances._
   - _Two grown men were arguing over a single parking spot._
3. Covered by plant growth; overgrown.
   - Simple: Covered over by plants that have spread everywhere.
   - _The ruins stood grown with moss and creeping vines._
   - _Within a few summers the empty lot lay grown over with brambles._

## Origin

From Middle English "growen," formed from "grow" with the suffix "-n."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/grown (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).