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   growth

   /ɡrəʊθ/

   noun

   • 1. the process of increasing in size: "the upward growth of plants" Similar growingextensionwideningthickeningbroadeningheighteningswellingmagnificationballooningdevelopmentmaturationgrowinggerminationshooting upspringing upsproutingbloomingflourishingthrivingrare:vegetationburgeoningpullulationOpposite shrinkingwithering
   • ▪ the process of developing physically, mentally, or spiritually: "keeping a journal can be a vital step in our personal growth" Similar expansiondevelopmentprogressadvanceadvancementheadwayimprovementfurtheranceextensionspreadbuildoutescalationrisesuccessthrivingflourishingbloomingboomupturnupswingOpposite declinefailure
   • ▪ the process of increasing in amount, value, or importance: "the rates of population growth are lowest in the north" Similar increaseexpansionaugmentationproliferationmultiplicationenlargementamplificationmushroomingsnowballingriseescalationbuild-updevelopmentevolutionOpposite decrease
   • ▪ the increase in number and spread of small or microscopic organisms: "some additives slow down the growth of microorganisms"
   • ▪ increase in economic activity or value: "the government aims to get growth back into the economy"
   • 2. something that has grown or is growing: "a day's growth of unshaven stubble on his chin"
   • ▪ a tumour or other abnormal formation: "the method enables doctors to distinguish between malignant and benign growths" Similar tumourcancerous growthmalignant growthmalignancycancerlumpoutgrowthswellingprotuberanceprotrusionknobnodulecystpolyptechnical:processbullarare:excrescenceintumescencetumescencetumefaction
   • 3. a vineyard or crop of grapes of a specified classification of quality, or a wine from it: "all growths within the legally delimited Champagne zone are classified"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGROWTH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • Znaczenie Growth, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     growth definicja: 1. The growth of a person, animal, or...

   • English (US)

     the process of developing or of increasing in size: [ U ]...

   • Growth Spanish Translation

     GROWTH translate: crecimiento, bulto, tumor, lo que crece,...

   • Growth: Russian Translation

     GROWTH translate: рост , опухоль . Learn more in the...

   • Growth: Korean Translation

     GROWTH translate: 증가, 종양. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Growth: Catalan Translation

     growth translate: creixement, tumor, bony. Learn more in the...

   • Growth: Polish Translation

     growth translate: wzrost, rozwój, narośl, wzrost, porost,...

   • Growth: Arabic Translation

     GROWTH translate: نُمُوّ, وَرَم / دُمَّل. Learn more in the...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › growthGrowth Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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4. www.dictionary.com › browse › growthGROWTH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   the act or process, or a manner of growing; growing; development; gradual increase. Synonyms: expansion, augmentation. Antonyms: decrease, decline. size or stage of development: It hasn't yet reached its full growth. completed development. development from a simpler to a more complex stage: the growth of ritual forms.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGROWTH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGROWTH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgrowth noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [uncountable] the process in people, animals or plants of growing physically, mentally or emotionally. Lack of water will stunt the plant's growth. Remove dead leaves to encourage new growth. nutrients for plant growth. a concern with personal (= mental and emotional) growth and development.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › growthGrowth - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The noun growth is the process of something becoming bigger. If you mentioned the growth of your family, you might mean that babies were born or people got married, increasing your family's size. Growth is an increase in physical size, like the growth of a sapling into a mature tree.