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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Littler began playing darts as a tiny boy and soon started beating grown men at the game.
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
Expand All In March 2012, a mother came to the Key Biscayne Police Department with her 14-year-old daughter, who had been sent steamy love letters from a grown man — Oscar Olea, her 26-year-old gymnastics coach.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
In 1913, James and his grown children, Reuben and Stella, incorporated The Trane Company to manufacture steam valve traps—a groundbreaking invention by James himself.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The Dahl family have come together to celebrate Christmas, with three of the family’s four grown children and their spouses gathered on the evening of the 24th, playing instruments and singing a liturgical carol, hitting every harmony just right.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
Expand All In March 2012, a mother came to the Key Biscayne Police Department with her 14-year-old daughter, who had been sent steamy love letters from a grown man — Oscar Olea, her 26-year-old gymnastics coach.
—Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
In 1913, James and his grown children, Reuben and Stella, incorporated The Trane Company to manufacture steam valve traps—a groundbreaking invention by James himself.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The Dahl family have come together to celebrate Christmas, with three of the family’s four grown children and their spouses gathered on the evening of the 24th, playing instruments and singing a liturgical carol, hitting every harmony just right.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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