growth

🇺🇸 /ɡrəʊθ/ 🇬🇧 /ɡrəʊθ/
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noun
B1

The process of getting bigger or developing.

Plants need sunlight for healthy growth.

B1

An increase in size, amount, or level.

The city's rapid growth has caused traffic problems.

B1

An increase in business or economic activity.

Economic growth creates more jobs for people.

R

An abnormal mass of cells in the body.

The doctor found a small growth during the check-up.

R

Something that has grown.

New growth appears on trees in spring.

translation

n. The process of getting bigger or developing.; An increase in size, amount, or level.; An increase in business or economic activity.; An abnormal mass of cells in the body.; Something that has grown.

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Plural growths