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grow
/groh/
 
vi.
 
1.
Def.: egdakel; egtubù
MS: egtubù; egdakel
If someone or something grows, they become bigger.
 
vi.
 
2.
Def.: egtubù
MS: egtubù
If plants grow in a particular place, they are there in that place.
A lot of good grass grows around our well.
 
vt.
 
3.
Def.: egpatulin te pinamula
MS: egpatulin
If you grow plants, you care for them and help them to become bigger.
 
vi.
 
4.
Def.: egkeyimu
MS: egkeyimu
become (e.g., grow tired).
It was getting late, and she was growing tired.
Irreg.  grew, grown.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0351-0375
 
 
growth
 
n-uc.
Def.: pegdakel; pegtubù
MS: pegtubù; pegdakel
the action of growing.
Note: (sense 1,2)
We've been excited about the growth of our business. Now we hire three workers.
 
n-uc, n-ct.
MS: egtubù
something that grows.
There was a thick growth of weeds in the garden.
Status: ready

Last updated: 17/Feb/2014