grow up

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌgrow ˈup derived
1. (of a person)to develop into an adult
• She grew up in Boston (= lived there as a child).
• Their children have all grown up and left home now.
•~ to do sth He grew up to become a famous pianist.
related noun ↑grown-up ²
2. used to tell sb to stop behaving in a silly way
• Why don't you grow up?
• It's time you grew up.
3. to develop gradually
•A closeness grew up between the two girls.
Main entry: ↑grow_derived