| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| grow⇒ vi | (increase in size) | groeien onoverg.ww |
| | At puberty, she will grow taller. |
| grow vi | (expand) | groeien onoverg.ww |
| | Our company has grown rapidly this year. |
| grow vi | (increase) | groeien, aangroeien onoverg.ww |
| | The population will grow rapidly. |
| grow vi | (thrive) | groeien onoverg.ww |
| | Not many trees can grow in the desert. |
| grow vtr | (cultivate) | kweken, telen overg.ww |
| | They grow a lot of wheat in this region. |
| grow vi | (mature) | groeien, evolueren onoverg.ww |
| | | volwassen worden |
| | I hope this experience will help him to grow. |
Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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| grow apart vi phrasal | figurative (friends: become less intimate) | vervreemden ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | uit elkaar groeien ww |
| | We were best friends in high school, but we have since grown apart. |
| grow away from [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (lose attachment) (figuurlijk) | uit elkaar groeien onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Children gradually grow away from their parents and form their own identities. |
| grow back vi phrasal | (hair, etc.: regrow) | terug groeien ww |
| | After I shaved my head, my hair grew back at a surprising rate. |
| grow into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (become when mature) | iets worden overg.ww |
| | If it survives, a tadpole will grow into a frog. |
| grow into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (get better at [sth]) | in iets groeien woordgr |
| | 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) | groot genoeg worden woordgr |
| | 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) | langer groeien |
| | Last year I cut my hair very short, but now I am letting it grow out. |
| grow out vi phrasal | (hairstyle: lengthen) | groeien |
| | Sara wears hair clips while her bangs are growing out. |
| grow out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (clothing: outgrow) (kleren) | groeien uit ww + vz |
| | Hij is uit zijn kleren gegroeid. |
| grow out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (habit: outgrow) | ontgroeien overg.ww |
| | Richard grew out of the habit of sucking his thumb. |
| grow out of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (originate, develop) | groeien uit, voortkomen uit ww + vz |
| | The idea grew out of discussions between leading organizations in the environment sector. |
| grow up vi phrasal | (become adult or mature) | opgroeien scheidb onoverg.ww. |
| | I grew up in a village in Southern England. As a child, Kenny wanted to be a policeman when he grew up. |
| | Ik groeide op in een dorp in Zuid-Engeland. Kenny wilde politieagent worden toen hij opgroeide. |
| grow up vi phrasal | figurative (assume adult responsibility) | volwassen worden bn + ww |
| | I wish my brother would grow up and get a place of his own. |
| | Ik wou dat mijn broer volwassen zou worden en een plek voor zichzelf zou vinden. |