grew

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UK/ɡɹuː/British, Southern, Standard/ɡɹʉw/Canada, US/ɡɹu/Australia, New Zealand/ɡɹʉː/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English grew ← Old English grēow ← Proto-Germanic *gegrō →
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Meanings

grew1

verb
  1. pastsimple past of grow
  2. colloquialnonstandardparticiplepastpast participle of grow

grew2

verbgrew (third-person singular simple present grews, present participle grewing, simple past and past participle grewed)

present singular third person grews · participle present grewing · participle past grewed · past grewed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of grue (“shudder with fear”).

Grew3

proper nounGrew (plural Grews)

plural Grews

  1. A surname.

Origin

grew · verb

  1. Proto-Germanic*gegrō
  2. Old Englishgrēow
  3. Middle Englishgrew
  4. Englishgrew

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.

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Grew · proper noun

Variant of Grewe.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with grew

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Cite this entry
APA

grew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grew

MLA

“grew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grew. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grew,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grew.

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