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grow; raise

Verb

  1. 1

    grow; raise

    To take care of an animal or plant so that it grows.

    Korean definition: 동식물을 보살펴 자라게 하다.

    • When spring came, Jisu started growing lettuce on the balcony.

    • My parents raised the five of us siblings by farming.

  2. 2

    expand; increase

    To increase the length, area, volume, etc., of something.

    Korean definition: 길이, 넓이, 높이, 부피 등을 크게 하다.

    • We attracted investors and gradually expanded the scale of the business.

    • This company's hiding its problems and letting them grow became the cause of its bankruptcy.

  3. 3

    teach

    To teach someone to become a person with a special ability.

    Korean definition: 사람을 가르쳐 특별한 능력을 가진 사람으로 자라게 하다.

    • The professor who has trained many students at the university is retiring this year.

    • He is the coach who turned an unknown track athlete into the world's top track star.

  4. 4

    develop

    To make a certain energy or power become bigger.

    Korean definition: 어떤 기운이나 힘을 커지게 하다.

    • He apologized, saying he thought he had made his wife's illness worse by making her suffer.

    • They say reading newspapers regularly from childhood can develop your thinking skills.