Grow
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Could you please tell me the meaning of the word "grow" in the following sentence? Has it been used figuratively?
- I felt sure that she would grow to love me.
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JA
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Joseph A "grow" grow to love me ~ come to love me ~ start to love me ~ develop a love for me ~ These are "inceptive verbs" (or "inchoative verbs"). They signal the beginning of something, usually becoming gradually more and more intense. it): It was a tropical storm, and Mayfield predicted it would grow to be a hurricane.
- Joseph A "grow" grow to love me ~ come to love me ~ start to love me ~ develop a love for me ~ These are "inceptive verbs" (or "inchoative verbs").
- They signal the beginning of something, usually becoming gradually more and more intense.
- it): It was a tropical storm, and Mayfield predicted it would grow to be a hurricane.
- The expectations of children grow to match whatever their parents happen to do.
- Someday you'll grow to enjoy them as much as I do.
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Joseph A"grow"
grow to love me ~ come to love me ~ start to love me ~ develop a love for me ~
These are "inceptive verbs" (or "inchoative verbs"). They signal the beginning of something, usually becoming gradually more and more intense.
More examples (from fraze.it):
It was a tropical storm, and Mayfield predicted it would grow to be
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