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Uncommongrow up
The correct spelling is grow up.
How to pronounce grow up
verb
Say it like: Gro-w u-p
The correct spelling is grow up. To mature and become an adult. For example: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
Usage Examples
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
“Socialism grew up in the industrial cities.”
“Will you grow up please, and stop making silly faces?”
Definition
verb
- 1.To mature and become an adult.
- 2.To start to develop; to flourish.
- 3.To stop acting as or like a child (often used as an imperative interjection).
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