grow on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.grow <pt grew, pp grown> [Am ɡroʊ, Brit ɡrəʊ] VB intr

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3.1. grow (become):

to grow tired
cansarse
to grow fatter
engordar
to grow careless/contemptuous
volverse descuidado/desdeñoso
to grow indifferent to sth
volverse indiferente or insensible a algo
to grow dark
oscurecerse
to grow dark (at dusk)
oscurecer
to grow dark (at dusk)
anochecer
to grow smaller
hacerse más pequeño
to grow old
envejecer
to grow old
volverse viejo
the signal grew fainter and fainter
la señal se hacía cada vez más débil
she grows more beautiful each day
cada día que pasa está más guapa
the weather grew better/worse towards the end of the month
el tiempo mejoró/empeoró hacia finales de mes
we've grown used to having a dishwasher
nos hemos acostumbrado a tener lavavajillas
he grows more like his father every day
cada día que pasa se parece más a su padre

II.grow <pt grew, pp grown> [Am ɡroʊ, Brit ɡrəʊ] VB trans

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I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

See also put on, have on, go on, come on, bring on

I.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv)

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I.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (put on)

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II.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (be wearing)

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III.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv) Brit

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IV.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv)

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I.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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3. go on (last, continue):

the discussion went on for hours
la discusión duró horas
the festival goes on until August 21st
el festival dura or continúa hasta el 21 de agosto
the fight goes on
la lucha continúa
the meeting just went on and on
la reunión se alargó interminablemente
we can't go on like this
no podemos seguir así
so it went on
y así siguió la historia inf
if you go on like this, you'll have no money left
como sigas así, te vas a quedar sin dinero
to go on -ing
seguir +  ger
I went on reading until 11 o'clock
seguí leyendo hasta las 11
I don't want to go on being exploited
no quiero que me sigan explotando
to go on to + infin he went on to become President
llegó a ser presidente
she went on to explain why …
pasó a explicar por qué …
to go on to sth he may now go on to even greater things
puede que le esperen triunfos aún mayores
let us go on to victory
sigamos hasta triunfar
I'll go on to that subject in my next lecture
pasaré a tratar ese tema en mi próxima charla
to go on with sth
seguir con algo
go on with what you were doing
sigan con lo que estaban haciendo
that's enough to be going on with Brit
eso alcanza por el momento
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡dale!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡vamos!
go on! (encouraging, urging)
¡venga! Spain
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡vamos!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡dale!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡anda!
go on! (expressing surprise, incredulity) inf
¡venga ya! Spain

II.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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come on VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

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grow on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grow on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.grow [grəʊ, Am groʊ] VB intr grew, grown

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II.grow [grəʊ, Am groʊ] VB trans

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All three species are saprobic, and grow on the decomposing remains of other mushrooms.
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Species in this family have a widespread distribution, and grow on wood and bark.
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In total, more than 10,000 trees grow on the grounds.
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Most lichens grow on stable rock surfaces or the bark of old trees, but many others grow on soil and sand.
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Corn is a domestic plant and can not grow on its own.
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Species can grow on leaves, bark and rock.
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The characters continue to grow on my, and that is really what keeps me coming back to a show.
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They can grow on a number of other partially oxidized sulfur compounds (e.g. thiosulfates, thionates, polysulfides, sulfites).
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Olive trees and cactuses grow on the site and the surrounding lands.
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Most species grow on a soil, rock, moss, or rotting logs, but one species grows on the leaves of trees.
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