grow
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- 1 grow、grow up、become more mature
Describes a person or living thing growing bigger or more mature over time. It is also commonly used for children growing up and for becoming more mature in thought or behavior.
grow、grow up、become more mature
Means to grow bigger or develop over time; with people, it can also mean to grow up or become more mature.
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โตขึ้นอยากเป็นอะไร too khʉ̂n yàak pen aray What do you want to be when you grow up? โตขึ้นอยากเป็นอะไร details
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พอต้นไม้โตขึ้น ก็ต้องเปลี่ยนกระถาง phɔɔ tônmáay too khʉ̂n kɔ̂ɔ tɔ̂ŋ plìan krathǎaŋ Once the plant gets bigger, you'll need to repot it. พอต้นไม้โตขึ้น ก็ต้องเปลี่ยนกระถาง details
Learning notes
Explanation
โต means “to grow” or “big,” while ขึ้น marks a change toward a greater degree. Together, โตขึ้น emphasizes that someone or something has grown compared with an earlier state. It is used for the physical growth of people, animals, and plants. With people, it can also describe growing up or becoming more mature in thought and behavior. โตขึ้นอยากเป็นอะไร is a standard way to ask a child, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Usage
Commonly used when talking about children, pets, or plants getting bigger, discussing what a child will do in the future, or noting that someone’s thinking or behavior has become more mature.
Caution
โตขึ้น mainly describes the growth of living things or a person’s increasing maturity. Use อ้วนขึ้น for gaining weight, เพิ่มขึ้น for an increase in quantity, and สูงขึ้น or แพงขึ้น for rising prices.
Differences from similar words
1 grow synonyms
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เติบโต is a broader word for growth or development and is often used for people, living things, businesses, and economies. โตขึ้น is more conversational and directly emphasizes becoming physically bigger, growing up, or becoming more mature than before.