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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Season 1 saw them and their nearly grown children, Larry (Harry Richardson) and Gladys (Taissa Farmiga), move into an ostentatious mansion on old-money 61st St. Bertha set about scheming to rule high society the way her husband dominated business. Judy Berman, Time, 20 June 2025 The video then cuts to present-day Rocco, now a fully grown and considerably larger dog, still happily being scooped up and carried to bed in the same loving fashion. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025 And although seeing grown women play 13-year olds could veer into awkwardness, their committed performances make buying in effortless. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025 All while hearing jokes, arguments, and absorbing how grown men handled the joy of victory and the agony of defeat. Jason Quick, New York Times, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for grown

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of grown was in 1645

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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

grown

adjective
: fully grown : adult
a grown man

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