growth
/grouθ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The process of increasing in physical size, quantity, or importance: "Growth" refers to the act or process of becoming larger, longer, more numerous, or more significant.
- Something that has grown or is growing: "Growth" can refer to the result of this process, such as vegetation or a mass of tissue.
- An abnormal mass of tissue, such as a tumor: In medical contexts, "growth" specifically denotes an abnormal proliferation of cells.
- The process of developing from a simpler to a more complex form: "Growth" describes biological maturation or the evolution of abstract concepts like culture.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The rapid growth of the company surprised everyone. (The quick increase in the company's size and importance was surprising.)
- There was a thick growth of ivy on the old wall. (A dense mass of ivy was growing on the wall.)
- The doctor said the growth was benign. (The doctor said the abnormal tissue mass was not cancerous.)
- Childhood is a period of tremendous physical and mental growth. (Childhood is a time of great biological and psychological development.)
Advanced Usage
- "Growth mindset": A belief that one's abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and hard work.
- Adopting a growth mindset can help you overcome challenges.
- "Growth spurt": A short period of very fast growth, especially in children and adolescents.
- My son is eating everything in sight; he must be having a growth spurt.
- "Growth industry": A sector of the economy that is expanding faster than others.
- Renewable energy is considered a major growth industry.
Variants and Related Words
- Grow (verb): To increase in size or develop.
- Plants grow toward the light.
- Growing (adjective): Increasing in size, amount, or intensity.
- There is a growing concern about climate change.
- Grown (adjective): Having reached maturity; fully developed.
- A grown man should take responsibility for his actions.
- Overgrowth (noun): Excessive growth or proliferation.
- The overgrowth of algae choked the pond.
Synonyms
- Increase: A rise in size, amount, or degree.
- Expansion: The action of becoming larger or more extensive.
- Development: The process of developing or being developed.
- Maturation: The process of becoming mature.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Grow into: To become large enough for (clothes) or to develop into a role.
- He will grow into his brother's old jacket.
- She is growing into her new position as manager.
- Grow out of: To become too large for (clothes) or to stop doing something as one matures.
- He has grown out of his shoes.
- She grew out of her shyness.
- Grow on: To become more liked or appealing over time.
- This song is strange, but it's starting to grow on me.
Related Idioms
- Growth area: A subject or activity that is becoming increasingly popular or important.
- Corporate training is a real growth area for our business.
- To choke off growth: To stop or severely limit development or expansion.
- High interest rates can choke off economic growth.
Noun
- something grown or growing
- a growth of hair
- (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
- the gradual beginning or coming forth
- figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece
- vegetation that has grown
- a growth of trees
- the only growth was some salt grass
- a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
- the increase in unemployment
- the growth of population
- a progression from simpler to more complex forms
- the growth of culture
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children