[ verb ]
■ become larger, greater, or bigger
■ expand or gain
e.g.)
・The problem grew too large for me
・Her business grew fast
→
grow
[ verb ]
■ expand abnormally
e.g.)
・The bellies of the starving children are swelling
→
intumesce
,
swell
,
swell up
,
tumefy
,
tumesce
[ verb ]
■ become larger in size or volume or quantity
e.g.)
・his business expanded rapidly
→
expand
[ verb ]
■ become wider
e.g.)
・His pupils were dilated
→
dilate
,
distend
[ verb ]
■ increase in volume
e.g.)
・the dough rose slowly in the warm room
→
prove
,
rise
[ verb ]
■ extend in one or more directions
e.g.)
・The dough expands
→
expand
,
spread out
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