| ترجمات رئيسية |
| grow⇒ vi | (increase in size) | يزيد، يزداد |
| | | ينمو |
| | At puberty, she will grow taller. |
| | سيزيد طولها في سن البلوغ. |
| grow vi | (expand) | يتوسَّع |
| | Our company has grown rapidly this year. |
| | توسعت شركتنا بسرعة هذا العام. |
| grow vi | (increase) | يزداد |
| | The population will grow rapidly. |
| | سيزداد عدد السكان بسرعة. |
| grow vi | (thrive) | ينمو |
| | Not many trees can grow in the desert. |
| | لا يمكن للكثير من الأشجار أن تنمو في الصحراء. |
| grow from [sth] vi + prep | (develop, arise) | ينمو بعد أن يكون شيئًا |
| | | يتطوّر بعد أن يكون شيئًا |
| | The business grew from a small family firm to a multimillion pound business. |
| | نمت المؤسسة بعد أن كانت شركة عائلية صغيرة وأصبحت مؤسسة كبيرة قيمتها عدة ملايين من الجنيهات. |
| grow [sth]⇒ vtr | (cultivate) | يزرع |
| | They grow a lot of wheat in this region. |
| | يزرعون القمح كثيرًا في هذه المنطقة. |
| grow [sth] vtr | (facial hair) | يربي |
| | | يطلق، يطيل |
| | He's growing a beard. |
| | إنه يطلق لحيته |
| grow to do [sth] vi + prep | (feel after time) | يصير يفعل شيئًا مع الوقت |
| | He grew to appreciate her presence. |
| | مع الوقت صار يقدّر وجودها. |
| grow⇒ vi | (mature) | ينضج |
| | I hope this experience will help him to grow. |
| | أتمنى أن تساعده هذه التجربة على أن ينضج. |
| grow vi | (+ adj: become) | يصبح |
| | We soon grew tired of her temper tantrums. |
| | سرعان ما أصبحنا غير قادرين على تحمل نوبات الغضب الآتية منها. |
أفعال مركّبيّة
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| grow apart vi phrasal | figurative (friends: become less intimate) | يتباعدان |
| | We were best friends in high school, but we have since grown apart. |
| grow away from [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (lose attachment) | يضعف تعلقه بشخص |
| | Children gradually grow away from their parents and form their own identities. |
| grow back vi phrasal | (hair, etc.: regrow) | ينمو من جديد |
| | After I shaved my head, my hair grew back at a surprising rate. |
| grow into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (become when mature) (حين يكبر) | يصبح شيئًا |
| | If it survives, a tadpole will grow into a frog. |
| grow into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (get better at [sth]) | يتحسّن في شيء، يبرع في شيء |
| | I'm finding the new job rather difficult at the moment, but I'm hoping to be able to grow into it as time goes by. |
| grow into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (become big enough for: clothing) | يكبر ويصبح شيء على قدّه |
| | These trousers are too big for my daughter at the moment but she'll grow into them. |
| grow [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (hairstyle: allow to lengthen) | يطيل شعره |
| | Last year I cut my hair very short, but now I am letting it grow out. |
| grow out vi phrasal | (hairstyle: lengthen) | ينمو، يطول |
| | Sara wears hair clips while her bangs are growing out. |
| grow out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (clothing: outgrow) | يضيق شيء عليه |
| | Children at that age grow out of their clothes so quickly. |
| | الأولاد في هذه السنّ تضيق عليهم ملابسهم بسرعة. |
| grow out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (habit: outgrow) (عادة) | كبر وتخلص من شيء |
| | Richard grew out of the habit of sucking his thumb. |
| | كبر ريتشارد وتخلص من عادة مصّ إبهامه. |
| grow out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (originate, develop) | ينشأ من شيء |
| | The idea grew out of discussions between leading organizations in the environment sector. |
| grow up vi phrasal | (become adult or mature) | يترعرع |
| | | يكبر |
| | I grew up in a village in Southern England. |
| | As a child, Kenny wanted to be a policeman when he grew up. |
| | ترعرعت في قرية جنوب إنكلترا. |
| | كان كيني يريد في صغره أن يصير شرطيًّا حين يكبر. |
| grow up vi phrasal | figurative (assume adult responsibility) (يصبح راشدًا مسؤولاً) | يكبر |
| | I wish my brother would grow up and get a place of his own. |
صيغ مركبة:
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| Absence makes the heart grow fonder expr | (miss [sb] more) | البُعد يزيد الشوق |
| grow a pair v expr | informal (be brave) | يكون شجاعًا، يتصرَّف بشجاعة |
| ملاحظة: The 'pair' in question is a pair of testicles, so this expression may be considered slightly vulgar by some people. |
| grow acrimonious vi + adj | (become full of resentment) | يزداد مرارة، يزداد قسوة، يزداد حدة |
| | Sadly, many marriages grow acrimonious over time. |
| grow close vi + adj | (become intimate or friendly) | يصير مقرَّبًا جدًّا |
| | My best friend and I grew close during several classes we took together in our final year of college. |
| | أنا وصديقي العزيز صرنا مقرَّبين جدًّا خلال الحصص التي تعلمناها معًا في آخر سنة لنا في الجامعة. |
| grow cold vi + adj | (weather) | يبرد الطقس |
| | After nightfall, the desert really grows cold. |
| grow cold vi + adj | figurative (feelings) | يبرد، يخمد |
| | Selena's love for Eric had grown cold. |
| grow dim vi + adj | (light: become less bright) (ضوء) | يخفّ |
| | The lights in the cinema grew dim as the film was about to start. |
| grow dim vi + adj | figurative (memory: fade) (ذاكرة) | يضعف |
| | My memories of high school, over 50 years ago, are growing dim. |
| grow fond of [sb/sth] v expr | (come to like) | صار يحبّ شخصًا/شيئًا |
| | My sister-in-law and I didn't get along well at first, but now we have grown quite fond of one another. |
| grow larger vi + adj | (get bigger) | يكبر، يتعاظم |
| | Water erosion has caused the canal to grow larger. |
| grow light vi + adj | (day: arrive, dawn) | يطلع الضوء |
| | It grows light around 6 am at this time of year. |
| grow light vi + adj | figurative (become less of a burden) | يخف العبء، يخف الحمل |
| grow old vi + adj | (age, become elderly) | يكبر في السن |
| | Most people's eyesight deteriorates as they grow old. |
| grow on v expr | (eventually like [sth]) | يصير يعجبه |
| | Rick hated this song at first, but it's growing on him. |
| | كان "ريك" يكره هذه الأغنية في البداية، لكنها صارت تعجبه. |
| grow poorer vi + adj | (have less money) | يزداد فقراً |
| | Workers grow poorer if their pay stays the same while prices rise. |
| grow rich vi + adj | (become wealthy, prosper) | يزداد ثراءً |
| | The managers grew rich while the workers suffered. |
| grow sickly vi + adj | (become prone to illness) | يضعف صحيًّا |
| grow skinny vi + adj | (become very thin) | ينحف، يهزل |
| grow to like [sth/sb] v expr | (appreciate after time) | صار يحبّ شخصًا/شيئًا |
| | Mangoes didn't appeal to me at first, but I've grown to like them. |
| Grow up! interj | (stop acting childishly) | انضج! تعقّل! |
| | Grow up and start acting your age! |
| grow weak vi | (person: lose physical strength) (صحيًّا) | يضعف |
| | He had grown weak after his illness and could no longer climb the stairs. |
| grow weak vi | (excuse, etc.: be overused) (عذر...) | يصبح واهيًا |
| | The excuse that your car would not start will grow weak if you use it too often! |
| grow weak vi | (voice: become faint) (صوت) | يضعف |
| | His voice had grown weak because he had been shouting too loudly at the football match. |
| grow weary of [sth/sb] vi + adj | (become tired) | يسأم من شخص/شيء |
| | I grew weary of my ex-boyfriend's constant criticism, so I dumped him. |
| grow worse vi + adj | (deteriorate, worsen) | يسوء، يتردّى، يتدهور |
| | Your cough will grow worse if you don't give up smoking. |
| let the grass grow under your feet v expr | (delay action) | يتأخر، يضيّع الوقت |
| ملاحظة: Often used with a negative, as advice to take action. |
| Money doesn't grow on trees. expr | (Do not spend wastefully.) | ليس المال سهل التحصيل |
| | No, you can't have a bicycle, money doesn't grow on trees! |
regrow,
also UK: re-grow vi | (grow again, grow back) | ينمو من جديد |
| | This ointment will help hair regrow on your bald spot. |
regrow [sth],
also UK: re-grow [sth]⇒ vtr | (grow [sth] back) | يعيد تنمية شيء، يعيد إنبات شيء |
| | This lizard can regrow its tail. |