grew
See also: Grew
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English grew, from Old English grēow (first and third person past tense of grōwan), from West Germanic *greu, from Northwest Germanic *grerō, from Proto-Germanic *gegrō (first and third person past tense of *grōaną), reduplication of *grōaną.
Verb edit
grew
- simple past of grow
- (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of grow
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
grew (third-person singular simple present grews, present participle grewing, simple past and past participle grewed)
- Alternative form of grue (“shudder with fear”)