gro

verbverb

to grow (of plants, hair and the like) · to heal (of a wound) · to sprout, to germinate

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt gróa Old Norse gróa

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

begynne å vokse fra frø, frukt eller knoll;
spire (II)to sprout to start growing from a seed, a fruit or a tuber;
to sproutspire (II)
- frøet gror the seed is germinating
vokse fram, utvikle seg;
finnes på et sted to come up, to develop;
to be found in a place
- gresset gror the grass is growing
- skjegget gror godt his beard is coming along nicely
- muggen gror fram på vegger og i vinduskarmer mould is growing on the walls and in the window sills
i overført betydning: vokse fram, utvikle seg, finnes figuratively: to spring up, to develop, to be found
- nye miljøbevegelser gror fram new environmental movements are springing up
- i byen har det grodd opp et rikt litterært miljø de siste årene a rich literary scene has grown up in the city over the past few years
om sår: leges, heles, bli bra;
fylles med nytt kroppsvev of a wound: to heal, to mend, to get better;
to fill in with new tissue
- såret har ikke begynt å gro enda the wound hasn't started to heal yet
- kuttet gror fint the cut is healing nicely
få til å vokse;
la vokse to make something grow;
to let something grow
- gro skjegg to grow a beard

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

gro fast

bli værende i ro så lenge at en blir hengende fast i underlaget eller en annen gjenstand to stay still so long that one becomes stuck to the surface below or to another object
- hun var som grodd fast i gulvet she was as if rooted to the floor
- klærne begynte å gro fast i såret the clothes were beginning to stick to the wound
i overført betydning: bli værende på et sted eller i en tilstand så lenge at en ikke greier å forlate stedet eller endre tilstand figuratively: to remain in a place or a state so long that one can no longer leave it or change it
- jeg ønsker ikke å gro fast noe sted I don't want to get stuck in one place
- gro fast i sofaen foran tv-en to take root on the sofa in front of the TV

gro igjen/til vokse til med vegetasjon;
tetne med skitt to become overgrown with vegetation;
to become clogged with dirt

hagen er grodd til the garden has run wild
vannet er i ferd med å gro igjen the lake is slowly growing over

gro ned være i ro så lenge eller bli brukt så lite at noe blir dekket med rot, skitt, vegetasjon eller lignende to stand undisturbed for so long, or be used so little, that something becomes covered with mess, dirt, vegetation or the like

gro ned i skitt to be buried in dirt