grow up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o processo de crescer, tornar-se adulto ou amadurecer, tanto no sentido literal de passar de criança a adulto quanto no sentido figurado de agir com mais maturidade.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the process of becoming older, more mature, or developing from a child into an adult.

incontável · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Become an adultformal

   To develop from a child into an adult.

   Tornar-se adulto

   • She grew up in a small town in the countryside.
   • He wants to be a doctor when he grows up.
   • They grew up together and remained close friends.

   Sinônimoscome of agemature

   Antônimosregress

2. Become more matureinformal

   To develop emotionally or mentally; to stop behaving childishly.

   Amadurecer

   • It's time for you to grow up and take responsibility.
   • He finally grew up after starting his own business.
   • She told him to grow up and stop complaining.

   Sinônimoscome of agedevelopmaturesettle downwise up

   Antônimosregressstagnate

Verbo basegrow