Collocations for "growth"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "growth" in context.
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growth
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [cancerous, benign, malignant] growth
- get that growth [looked at, checked out]
- [biopsy, remove] the growth
- a growth or [tumor, cyst, cancer, polyp, mass, lump]
- a growth on the [skin, thyroid, ovary]
- [plant, cell] growth
- [hair, nail, fingernail] growth
- new growth of [hair, cells]
- stimulates new (hair) growth
- [pruning, deadheading] encourages new growth
- a [child's, tree's] growth
- a [high, fast, low, slow] rate of growth
- [rapid, increasing, decreasing] growth
- [population, economic] growth
- the growth of the [population]
- the rate of growth (of)
- predicted growth of two [points, percent]
- [his, its] growth was [sluggish, slow, gradual]
- growth was [stunted, impeded, halted, stifled] (by)
- measure its growth over time
- see your growth over time
- [personal, professional, mental] growth
- your growth as a [person, parent, partner]
- growth and development
- a lot of potential for growth
- growth hormones
- the growth rate (of)
- a [high, fast, low, slow] growth rate
- is [having, experiencing, going through] a growth spurt
'growth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
China
- aggregate
- aggressive
- alternate
- annual
- arrest
- average
- buoyant
- cap
- cell
- choke
- chunky
- conducive
- consistent
- constrain
- constraint
- consumption
- cramp
- curb
- curtail
- decade
- dense
- discourage
- disrupt
- disturb
- downturn
- earnings
- economic
- employment
- encouraging
- entrepreneur
- estimated
- evaluate
- ever
- export
- facilitate
- forecast
- foster
- fuel
- further
- hamper
- handicap
- hinder
- impede
- important
- manure
- negative
- nurture
- pace
- partner