Definition
An archaic or dialectal term meaning to grow excessively or to overgrow.
Etymology
Combination of 'for-' (intensive prefix in Old English, meaning 'very' or 'excessively') and 'grow.' This word structure was common in Old English but fell out of use as English evolved.
Kelly Says
Old English loved adding 'for-' to intensify verbs—so 'forgrow' meant something grew SO MUCH it became a problem, like ivy forgrowing on your house until it covered everything.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቅስቃሴ
en-kisa-ka-se
CACatalà
creixement
kre-e-s-ment
DEDeutsch
Wachstum
vaks-toom
ELΕλληνικά
ανάπτυξη
ana-ptis-i
ESEspañol
crecimiento
kre-si-mien-toh
FRFrançais
croissance
kʁwa.sɑ̃s
HUMagyar
növekedés
no-ve-ke-dehs
IDBahasa Indonesia
pertumbuhan
per-tu-mbuhan
ITItaliano
crescita
kre-see-tah
MSBahasa Melayu
pertumbuhan
per-tu-mbuhan
NLNederlands
groei
groe-ee
PTPortuguês
crescimento
kre-si-men-toh
RORomână
creștere
kreh-steh-reh
SVSvenska
tillväxt
teel-vaxt
SWKiswahili
kuongezeka
koo-on-geh-zeh-kah
TAதமிழ்
வளர்ச்சி
valarchchi
THไทย
การเจริญเติบโต
gaan chē-rīn-tēp-toh
TRTürkçe
büyüme
byoo-yoo-meh
UKУкраїнська
зростання
zrost-annya
VITiếng Việt
phát triển
phat-triên
ZUZU
ukuhlakanipha
oo-koo-hla-ka-ni-pha