āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to grow up
[phrase form: grow]
01
āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to change from being a child into an adult little by little
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
My sister is growing up so fast.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to increase or develop over time, usually referring to something abstract like an idea or concept
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A thriving art scene grew up in the city, attracting artists from around the world.
āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to develop a more mature and responsible way of behaving and thinking
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Why do n't you grow up and start taking your responsibilities seriously?
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻ āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨?
grow up
01
āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻ!, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŖāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ!
used to express exasperation or disapproval towards someone who is behaving immaturely or irresponsibly
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
You 've been avoiding your work all day. Grow up and get it done.
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
