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How to grow jicama (yam bean): Refurbishing my raised bed & planting this unique crop! The meaning of GROWING is increasing in size or amount. How to use growing in a sentence. GROWING definition: becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity.

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See examples of growing used in a sentence. A growing thing (or person) is in the process of developing, often by getting bigger. You can argue for a second helping of cake by saying, "I'm a growing kid!" There is a growing awareness of the importance of recycling. We have had to hire five more employees to meet growing demand. Usage Note: Grow is most often used as an intransitive verb, as in The corn grew fast or Our business has been growing steadily for 10 years.

Final Conclusion

This use dates back to the Middle Ages. In the 1700s, a transitive sense arose with the meaning "to produce or cultivate," as in We grow corn in our garden.