"grew" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɡɹuː/, /ɡɹuʊ̯/ Audio: en-us-grew.ogg
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Middle English grew, from Old English grēow (first and third person past tense of grōwan), from West Germanic *greu, from Northwest Germanic *grerō, from Proto-Germanic *gegrō (first and third person past tense of *grōaną), reduplication of *grōaną. Etymology templates: {{inherited|en|enm|grew}} Middle English grew, {{inherited|en|ang|grēow}} Old English grēow, {{inherited|en|gem-pro|*gegrō}} Proto-Germanic *gegrō Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} grew
  1. simple past of grow Tags: form-of, past Form of: grow
    Sense id: en-grew-en-verb-04cI1XRi
  2. (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of grow Tags: colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past Form of: grow
    Sense id: en-grew-en-verb-FkjuL1vV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɡɹuː/, /ɡɹuʊ̯/ Audio: en-us-grew.ogg Forms: grews [present, singular, third-person], grewing [participle, present], grewed [participle, past], grewed [past]
Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-verb}} grew (third-person singular simple present grews, present participle grewing, simple past and past participle grewed)
  1. Alternative form of grue (“shudder with fear”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: grue (extra: shudder with fear)
    Sense id: en-grew-en-verb-NA25ndIC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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