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GROW UP

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This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)

• GROW UP
• RAISE (as in "bring up, breed, or grow")
• REAR (as in "raise")

Examples of Usage

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English Sentence

Lowell Myers was a deaf man who grew up in Chicago. He wrote the book, "The Law and the Deaf.”

ASL Gloss

L-O-W-E-L-L M-Y-E-R-S HIMSELF DEAF GROW UP WHERE? CHICAGO WROTE BOOK QUOTE "T-H-E L-A-W AND T-H-E DEAF."

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My uncle is very good at telling tales of his life on the farm.

ASL Gloss

TALES MY UNCLE GOOD ABOUT WHAT? GROW UP FARM.

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English Sentence

Ashley Fiolek is a Deaf Motocross Racer. She started motorcycling when she was three years old. She won four Woman Motocross Championships in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012. She is now retired.

ASL Gloss

A-S-H-L-E-Y F-I-O-L-E-K SHE DEAF M-O-T-O-C-R-O-S-S MOTORCYCLE RACER. SHE OLD THREE STARTED MOTORCYCLING. GROW-UP WON FOUR WOMEN M-O-T-O-C-R-O-S-S CHAMPIONSHIPS ONE-OF-FOUR 2008, TWO-OF-FOUR 2009, THREE-OF-FOUR 2011, FOUR-OF-FOUR 2012. NOW RETIRED.

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English Sentence

I love books, so growing up I always wanted to become a librarian.

ASL Gloss

GROW-UP ME ALWAYS WANT BECOME LIBRARIAN WHY? ME LOVE BOOKS.

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English Sentence

Growing up we ate lasagna every Friday night.

ASL Gloss

GROW UP EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT LASAGNA WE ATE.

Sign Variations for this Word

• Variation 1 - ASL
• Variation 2 - Fingerspelled

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