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Phrasal verbBand 4.5–5.5Toofey picks
grow up
/ˈɡrəʊ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
To develop from a child into an adult.
- “I grew up in a small village.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))