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/
  • (file)
  • 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.

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