Grow Up - Learn English Phrasal Verbs | Definitions and Examples

Hello, everybody! This is jack from tofluency.com and in this English lesson,

we're going to look at the phrasal verb 'grow up'.

So, firstly I'm going to show you how I used this phrasal verb in a different

video,and then I'm going to give you plenty of examples.

So, let's have a look at the clip now:

Howeve,r the most popular

sport in the UK is football. I grew up playing football,

I grew up watching football... In the video I said,

however, the most popular sport in the UK is football.

I grew up playing football, I grew up watching football.

So, to grow up doing something means to spend your childhood doing something. I

spent my childhood playing and watching football,

therefore, I can say i grew up playing and watching football.

Here is another example:

I grew up in Preston, Lancashire. So, I spent my childhood in Preston, Lancashire.

Here is another example: growing up in New York was tough.

Now, this example looks at using grow up in a different way,

okay, are you ready?

He needs to grow up. In this case, it means this person needs to be more

mature - to act more like an adult.

So, you can use it in this way as well.

Here is a quote that uses grow up: "We never really grow up,

we only learn how to act in public."

"We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public."

This is a quote by Brian White.

Now, my question for you in this video is this: where did you grow up?

Where did you grow up? So, leave your answers in the comments section below.

Thank you for watching and see you next time!