grow
1 verb BIOL of person, animal: develop, get bigger INTRANSITIVEfás verb as children grow de réir mar a bhíonn páistí ag fásshe's grown taller tá sí tar éis éirí níos airde
2 verb PSYCH develop personally INTRANSITIVEfás verb forbair verb to grow as a person fás mar dhuineTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb BOT, HORT of plants, bacteria etc
INTRANSITIVEfás verb mushrooms grow in the dark fásann muisiriúin sa dorchadasthey grow to two metres fásann siad go mbíonn siad dhá mhéadar ar airde
TRANSITIVEfás verb the shrub can grow two metres in a year tig leis an tom dhá mhéadar sa bhliain a fhás
4 verb increase in number, quantity 5 verb BUS-ADM, ECON of business etc 6 verb AGR, HORT cultivate TRANSITIVEfás verb saothraigh verb they grow their own vegetables fásann siad a gcuid glasraí féinto grow crops barra a fhás, barra a shaothrú 7 verb of hair, nails INTRANSITIVEfás verb
TRANSITIVEfás verb she grew her hair long lig sí dá cuid gruaige fás go raibh sí fadahe's growing a beard tá sé ag ligean féasóige air féin
8 verb ANAT, BOT, ZOOL develop (part) TRANSITIVEthey can grow new shoots is féidir le péacáin nua fás orthuit grows a shell fásann sliogán air 9 verb of feeling, quality: increase INTRANSITIVEméadaigh verb her self-confidence grew mhéadaigh a féinmhuinínfears were growing for her safety bhí ag méadú ar an imní faoina sábháilteacht 10 verb literary become INTRANSITIVEéirigh verb we're growing old táimid ag éirí sean, táimid ag dul in aoisthe music grew louder d'éirigh an ceol níos airdeit grew dark d'éirigh sé dorcha 11 verb literary gradually begin (to do sth) TRANSITIVEto grow to understand sth teacht ar thuiscint ar rudhe grew to like her d'éirigh sé ceanúil uirthi, chuir sé dúil intiI grew to hate algebra tháinig col agam leis an ailgéabar