grown
pronunciation
How to pronounce grown in British English:
UK [grəʊn]
How to pronounce grown in American English:
US [groʊn]
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- Adjective:
- (of animals) fully developed
Word Origin
- grown (adj.)
- late 14c., "increased in growth," past participle adjective from grow (v.). Meaning "arrived at full growth, mature" is from 1640s.
Example
- 1. Climatic conditions still dictate where some drugs are grown .
- 2. Vegetables can be grown all year .
- 3. The villagers had grown more food-and eaten it .
- 4. A few thousand commercial species are carefully grown and preserved .
- 5. Food that is organic is grown or raised without chemical insecticides or fertilizers .