What does "grown" mean?

1. (adult) fully developed and no longer a child. 2. (past participle of grow) the form of 'grow' used after 'have' or 'has'. 3. (covered by plants) covered with plants or weeds that have been left to grow.

Is it correct to say "The plant has grew very tall."?

No — say "The plant has grown very tall.". Use 'grown' after the helping verb 'has' or 'have', not 'grew'.

grown

adj. · v.

US //ˈɡɹoʊn// UK //ɡɹˈəʊn// grown

1 adult (adj.)
A2 Elementary

fully developed and no longer a child.

having reached the stage of full physical or mental maturity; adult.

Example

Now that her children are all grown, she has more time for her hobbies.

Example

It is often difficult for parents to accept that their children are now grown and capable of making their own life decisions.
- adult
- mature
- full grown
- young
- immature
2 past participle of grow (v.)
A2 Elementary

the form of 'grow' used after 'have' or 'has'.

the past participle of 'grow', used in perfect tenses and passive constructions.

Example

The city has grown a lot since I last visited ten years ago.

Example

The company has grown into a global enterprise, expanding its operations across four continents within a single decade.
- increased
- expanded
- shrunk
Pitfall

The plant has grew very tall.

The plant has grown very tall.

Use 'grown' after the helping verb 'has' or 'have', not 'grew'.

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3 covered by plants (adj.)
B2 Upper Intermediate Literary

covered with plants or weeds that have been left to grow.

covered with a thick or excessive growth of vegetation; often used in the compound 'overgrown'.

Example

The old garden was grown with tall grass and wild flowers.

Example

The path to the abandoned cottage was entirely grown over with brambles, making it nearly impossible to find without a map.
- covered
- overgrown
- clear
- bare

Origin

From Middle English growen. Morphologically grow + -n.

Word family

Adjectivegrown
Adjectivehomegrown