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ingrow

name · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ɪnˈɡɹəʊ/
  • US: /ɪnˈɡɹoʊ/

1

name

Meaning 1

A suburb of Keighley, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0539).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To grow in; grow inwardly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To become ingrown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Back-formation from ingrown, equivalent to in- + grow.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: einwachsen — to grow in, to grow inwardly
  • Polish: wrastać — to grow in, to grow inwardly
  • Polish: wrosnąć — to grow in, to grow inwardly
  • German: einwachsen — to become ingrown
  • Polish: wrastać — to become ingrown
  • Polish: wrosnąć — to become ingrown