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- DictionaryGrowth/ɡrōTH/
noun
- 1. the process of increasing in physical size: "the upward growth of plants"
- 2. something that has grown or is growing: "a day's growth of unshaven stubble on his chin"
1. a (1) : a stage in the process of growing : size. (2) : full growth. b. : the process of growing. c. : progressive development : evolution. d. : increase, expansion. the growth of the oil industry. 2. a. : something that grows or has grown. a growth of willows. b. : an abnormal proliferation of tissue (such as a tumor) c. : outgrowth. d.
the process of developing or of increasing in size: [ U ] Plant growth is most noticeable in spring. [ U ] His budget is designed to promote economic growth in this country. A growth is also tissue growing on the outside or inside of a person, animal, or plant which is caused by a disease.
the process of developing or of increasing in size: [ U ] Plant growth is most noticeable in spring. [ U ] His budget is designed to promote economic growth in this country. A growth is also tissue growing on the outside or inside of a person, animal, or plant which is caused by a disease.
noun. the act or process, or a manner of growing; growing; development; gradual increase. Synonyms: expansion, augmentation. Antonyms: decrease, decline. size or stage of development: It hasn't yet reached its full growth. completed development. development from a simpler to a more complex stage: the growth of ritual forms.
- [uncountable] the process in people, animals or plants of growing physically, mentally or emotionally. Lack of water will stunt the plant's growth. Remove dead leaves to encourage new growth.
- [uncountable] an increase in the size, amount or degree of something. The report links population growth with rural poverty. revenue/earnings/sales/productivity growth.
- [uncountable] an increase in economic activity. policies aimed at sustaining economic growth. a period of slow growth. a disappointing year of little growth in Britain and America.
- [countable] a mass of cells caused by a disease that forms on or inside a person, an animal or a plant. a malignant growth. He had a cancerous growth on his lung.
Growth is an increase in physical size, like the growth of a sapling into a mature tree. There are other kinds of growth, like your sister's personal growth since she started to meditate every day. Growth can also mean something that has grown, like a growth of stubble on your dad's face or a cancerous growth that needs to be removed surgically.
A growth mindset, as conceived by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck and colleagues, is the belief that a person's capacities and talents can be improved over time. Contents. How the Growth...
