Growed vs Growes - What's the difference?
As verbs the difference between growed and growes is that growed is (us|dialect) (grow) while growes is (growe).
growed
English
Verb
(head)
(US, dialect) (grow)
grow
English
Verb
(ergative) To become bigger.
- Children grow quickly.
To appear or sprout.
- Flowers grew on the trees as summer approached.
- A long tail began to grow from his backside.
To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
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- He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
- Have you ever grown your hair before?
(copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
- The boy grew wise as he matured.
- The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled.
- You have grown strong.
(obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
* Shakespeare
- Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow .
Usage notes
* Growed is a slang or dialect inflection for the simple past and past participle.
Derived terms
* grow a pair
* growed
* grower
* grow house
* growing pains
* growing point
* grown-up
* grow on
* grow op
* grow out of
* growth
* grow up
* outgrow
* overgrow
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growes
English
See also
* grows (Modern English)
growe
English
Verb
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