grown

English

Etymology

From Middle English growen.

Morphologically grow +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡɹəʊn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɡɹoʊn/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɐʉn/, (some speakers) /ˈɡɹɐʉ.wən/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -əʊn
• Homophone: groan (except some NZ speakers)

Verb

grown

1. past participle of grow

Adjective

grown (comparative more grown, superlative most grown)

1. Covered by growth; overgrown.

   What once was a farm was grown with trees.

2. (US) Of a person: adult.

Synonyms

• (adult): grown-ass, grown up, mature; see also Thesaurus:full-grown

Derived terms

• Empire-grown
• full-grown
• fully-grown
• grass-grown
• grown-up
• grown-up-ness
• grown-upness
• half-grown
• home-grown
• liver-grown
• lung-grown
• moss-grown

 

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