Grow and Want

Grow

Grow verb - To look after or assist the growth of by labor and care.

Want and grow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a verb "Grow".

Nearby Words: growth, growing, grown, grower

Want

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

Grow and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grow" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

Common collocations

soul grow soul want soul
power grow power want power
life grow life want life
people grow people want people
Other words: body, time, food, head, times, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • In Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain, Bull stays away from his daughter because he doesn't want her to grow up to be a supervillain like him.
  • I Just Want to Be Normal Jonathan definitely does not want to grow up to be a vampire hunter like his father.
  • Eventually he breaks down crying that he doesn't want to grow up, but Grandma tells him that no matter how old he gets, she will always love him like she did when he was a baby.
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