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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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
The exultation that broke out inside the courtroom as Moss embraced her grown daughter, who was 5 when Moss was incarcerated, soon reached Mabel Bassett Correctional Center.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
It wasn’t put together by grown adults.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
But the unfolding story also reveals a grown child from McGee's past that even the proud family man didn't know about.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for grown
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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