/ˌɡrəʊ ˈʌp/

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Meaning

To change from a child into an adult.

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Grammar

Verb typephrasal verb, no object (grow up in a small town)

Examples

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"Grew up" is the past: I lived there as a child.

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"Grow up" means to become an adult.

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It takes no object: you grow up, you do not grow something up.

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