upgrow en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ʌpˈɡɹəʊ/
Etymology
From up- + grow.
Meanings
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(archaic) To grow up
Access deny'd ; and overhead upgrew Insuperable height of loftiest shade
1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upgrew | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| upgrowing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upgrown | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upgrows | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (6)
fy opwaakse (grow up) · fr grandir (grow up) · pl dorastać (grow up) · pl dorosnąć (grow up) · nl opgroeien (grow up) · de wachsen (grow up)