"ingrow" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈɡɹəʊ/ [UK], /ɪnˈɡɹoʊ/ [US] Forms: ingrows [present, singular, third-person], ingrowing [participle, present], ingrew [past], ingrown [participle, past]
Etymology: From a back-formation of ingrown, equivalent to in- + grow. Etymology templates: {{m|en|ingrown}} ingrown, {{prefix|en|in|grow}} in- + grow Head templates: {{en-verb|ingrows|ingrowing|ingrew|ingrown}} ingrow (third-person singular simple present ingrows, present participle ingrowing, simple past ingrew, past participle ingrown)
  1. To grow in; grow inwardly. Translations (to grow in, to grow inwardly): einwachsen (German)
    Sense id: en-ingrow-en-verb-FnVqAOKc Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'to grow in, to grow inwardly': 99 1
  2. To become ingrown. Translations (to become ingrown): einwachsen (German)
    Sense id: en-ingrow-en-verb-rYPZsm5M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of 'to become ingrown': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ingrowing Related terms: ingrowth, ingrown

Inflected forms

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