She 'grew' intellectually and emotionally in her first year at college.
He 'grew up' playing music. [=he played music when he was a child]
As the tree 'grew' taller, the branches began to touch the house.
(..) it was clear that I was different. I tried to fit in... No, thank you. As I grew, I saw more and more of my littermates... But for some reason, I never was. Come on, boy! Fetch the stick! (..)2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman