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to grow old
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to
,
grow
,
old
.
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grow
verb
grew, has grown, is growing, grows
crecer
;
cultivar
;
dejar crecer
;
desarrollarse, madurar
;
aumentar
;
hacerse, volverse, ponerse
Example sentences of
grow
verb
•
The city is
growing
rapidly.
•
The list of chores to do this weekend keeps
growing
.
•
She
grew
intellectually and emotionally in her first year at college.
•
It's wonderful to see how she has
grown
as a person since going to college.
•
It can be hard to watch our children change as they
grow
.
More examples
•
He's still just a
growing
boy.
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Synonyms of
grow
verb
become
,
cultivate
,
develop
,
increase
,
mature
,
raise
old
adjective
antiguo
;
viejo
;
anciano
;
gastado
Example sentences of
old
adjective
•
He's an
old
man now.
•
We rented an
old
black-and-white movie.
•
There's an
old
saying that good fences make good neighbors.
•
She wore a T-shirt and an
old
pair of jeans.
•
a new approach to an
old
problem
More examples
•
I wish you would stop wearing that dirty
old
hat!
•
The hotel was
old
and dingy.
•
the
oldest
known civilization in the region
•
The house we live in is 50 years
old
.
•
We went back to visit our
old
neighborhood.
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Synonyms of
old
adjective
ancient
,
venerable
,
antique
,
antiquated
,
archaic
,
obsolete
,
outmoded
,
passe
,
old-fashioned
,
aged
,
familiar
,
former
,
worn-out
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