past participle of grow
"The garden is full of grown vegetables ready for harvest."
In plain English: To grow means to get bigger, stronger, or more mature over time.
"The tomatoes are finally grown enough to eat."
Usage: Use "grown" primarily as the past participle of the verb grow to describe something that has increased in size or matured over time. It functions correctly in perfect tenses, such as "The tree has grown tall," but should not be confused with the adjective "whole" or used incorrectly as a standalone past tense verb like "he grewed."
(of animals) fully developed
"an adult animal"
"a grown woman"
Covered by growth; overgrown.
"The old garden path had become nearly impossible to walk on because it was completely grown in tall weeds and wildflowers."
In plain English: Grown means fully developed and mature, like an adult who is no longer a child.
"The grown children visited their parents last weekend."
Usage: Use "grown" as an adjective to describe something that has become covered with vegetation or other natural development over time, such as a grown path or grown garden. Avoid using it interchangeably with "grown up," which refers specifically to reaching adulthood.
The word grown comes from Middle English and originally meant to increase in size or number. It traveled into modern English with the same meaning it held centuries ago.