1 [U] (of people, animals or plants) the process of growing physically, mentally or emotionally:
Lack of water will stunt the plant's growth. * Remove dead leaves to encourage new growth. * a concern with personal (= mental and emotional) growth and development * growth hormones (= designed to make sb/sth grow faster)
2 [U] ~ (in / of sth) an increase in the size, amount or degree of sth:
population growth * the rapid growth in violent crime * His book describes the growth of nationalism in Germany before the Second World War.
3 [U] an increase in economic activity:
a disappointing year of little growth in Britain and America * policies aimed at sustaining economic growth * an annual growth rate of 10% * a growth area / industry
4 [C] a lump caused by a disease that forms on or inside a person, an animal or a plant:
a malignant / cancerous growth
5 [U,C] something that has grown:
The forest's dense growth provides nesting places for a wide variety of birds. * several days' growth of beard * Prune the shrub heavily now and fresh green growths should appear in March and April.
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