verb

(1) Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

(2) Become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

(3) Increase in size by natural process

(4) Cause to grow or develop

(5) Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

(6) Come into existence; take on form or shape

(7) Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

(8) Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes

(9) Grow emotionally or mature

(10) Become attached by or as if by the process of growth

adjective

(1) (of animals