1
: fully grown : mature
grown men and women
2
: covered or surrounded with vegetation
land well grown with trees
3
a
: cultivated or produced in a specified way or locality
—used in combination
shade-grown tobacco
b
: overgrown with
—used in combination
a weed-grown patio
Examples of grown in a Sentence
It's a job that requires a grown man.
a field lavishly grown with poppies
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If so many grown women are feeling vigilant, imagine how girls and younger women feel: at a vulnerable age, still learning about the world and already surrounded by the message—and, in plenty of cases, the reality—that boys and men are dangerous.
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Speaking of Armageddon, the scene at the end when Ben Affleck says goodby to Bruce Willis has developed a reputation online for making grown men cry.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
The plan appears to be to follow the unlucky person (in this case, a grown man who appears to have a young child) and then … murder him in cold blood in his apartment?
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Efron plays a grown man who suddenly finds himself in his former teenage body, while Trachtenberg stars as his unknowing, romantically troubled daughter.
—EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Speaking of Armageddon, the scene at the end when Ben Affleck says goodby to Bruce Willis has developed a reputation online for making grown men cry.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
The plan appears to be to follow the unlucky person (in this case, a grown man who appears to have a young child) and then … murder him in cold blood in his apartment?
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Efron plays a grown man who suddenly finds himself in his former teenage body, while Trachtenberg stars as his unknowing, romantically troubled daughter.
—EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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