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growing: adjective and adverb
grow: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb
grow into: transitive verb
grow on: transitive verb
grow up: intransitive verb

growing ADJ

growing

a growing number of people

um número cada vez maior de pessoas

I . grow <grew, grown> [groʊ, Brit grəʊ] VB intr

1. grow (increase in size):

grow

to grow taller

ficar mais alto

2. grow (increase):

grow

to grow by 2%

to grow in popularity

ganhar popularidade

3. grow (become):

grow

ficar

to grow old

to grow to like sth

vir a gostar de a. c.

II . grow <grew, grown> [groʊ, Brit grəʊ] VB trans

1. grow (cultivate):

grow

the villagers grow coffee to sell in the market

os aldeões cultivam café para vender no mercado

2. grow (let grow):

grow

to grow a beard

deixar crescer a barba

grow into VB trans insep

grow on VB trans insep

passar a agradar (com o tempo)

grow up VB intr

when I grow up I'd like to ...

quando crescer eu gostaria de ...

Usage examples with growing

a growing number of people

um número cada vez maior de pessoas

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English

In turn these will be replaced by slow-growing, larger trees such as ash and oak. en.wikipedia.org

It is a fast-growing evergreen tree growing to 50m 0 in favourable conditions, but much smaller in poor soils. en.wikipedia.org

Male pogonotrophythe growing of facial hairis often culturally associated with wisdom and virility. en.wikipedia.org

Moreover, cities have absorbed nearly two-thirds of the global population explosion since 1950 and are currently growing by a million babies and migrants each week. en.wikipedia.org

The sparse flowers are a dark cranberry-red color, growing two or three in a whorl, on stiff inflorescences that reach 12 in long. en.wikipedia.org

However, idiosyncrasies of the phonological changes led to a growing number of subgroups. en.wikipedia.org

He has a lifelong interest in growing food. en.wikipedia.org

Walnut trees are described as growing on the estate at this time; walnut trees can still be seen on the estate in modern times. en.wikipedia.org

It is a perennial herb growing from a caudex and system of rhizomes and producing a basal rosette of leaves. en.wikipedia.org

Streets were tarred to handle the ever growing motorized traffic using them. en.wikipedia.org

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