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μεγαλώνω
to grow, to grow up /me.ɣaˈlono/
verbB1#1283 most common
Also: to raise (a child), to get bigger, to enlarge
Example sentences
Το παιδί μεγαλώνει γρήγορα.
The child is growing fast.
Ο γιος μου μεγάλωσε πολύ φέτος.
My son grew a lot this year.
Όταν μεγαλώσω, θέλω να γίνω γιατρός.
When I grow up, I want to become a doctor.
Οι γονείς της τη μεγάλωσαν με πολλή αγάπη.
Her parents raised her with a lot of love.
Η πόλη μεγάλωσε κατακόρυφα τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες.
The city has grown sharply in recent decades.
Καθώς μεγαλώνουμε, οι προτεραιότητές μας αλλάζουν αναπόφευκτα.
As we grow older, our priorities inevitably change.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | μεγαλώνω | μεγάλωσα | θα μεγαλώσω |
| 2sg | μεγαλώνεις | μεγάλωσες | θα μεγαλώσεις |
| 3sg | μεγαλώνει | μεγάλωσε | θα μεγαλώσει |
| 1pl | μεγαλώνουμε | μεγαλώσαμε | θα μεγαλώσουμε |
| 2pl | μεγαλώνετε | μεγαλώσατε | θα μεγαλώσετε |
| 3pl | μεγαλώνουν | μεγάλωσαν | θα μεγαλώσουν |
Word family
μεγάλοςbig, greatμέγεθοςsize
μεγαλύτεροςbigger, older (comparative)
μεγαλοποιώto exaggerate, blow out of proportion
Etymology
Μεγαλώνω is built on the adjective μεγάλος, meaning big or great, which comes from Ancient Greek μέγας. The suffix -ώνω turns an adjective into a verb of becoming, so μεγαλώνω literally means to become big. The word has stayed in everyday use from ancient to modern Greek with little change in sense.
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