WHICH WORD?

to grow to increase

UPDATED:  FEB 2022

Confusing! 

Frustrating!
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But with practice, you will learn it.

to grow

think->
  • size, larger or longer
  • animals, plants, people
  • to get bigger, larger
  • Hair grows.  It doesn't increase.

to increase

  • think: numbers, more
  • more of the same.
  • You buy another car.   Cars don't grow.  They remain the same size; however, they increase in number.   1 car + 1 car = 2 cars = increase.

EXAMPLES:  grow / increase

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  • grow:  My kids are growing so fast we have to buy new clothes every 6 months.

    increase:  My family is increasing.  I now have 3 kids.

  • grow:  We planted 1 hectare of corn and it is growing well because we used more fertilizer this year

    increase:  We planted 3 hectares of corn this year; an increase of 2 hectares.

  • grow:  To grow, you need food.

    increase: To increase, you need more of the same.
 
NOTE: 

to grow up  

I grew up in Los Angeles.   Where did you grow up?

In Oklahoma City.
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Wow!  My Father grew up in Lawton.