Relationships
grow up together
spend childhood together
If people grow up together, they spend much of their childhood living or developing alongside each other.
Hear it in real life
How do you know Minh?
We grew up together, so our families have known each other for years.
My best friend and I grew up together in a small town near the coast.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My cousins and I grew ‸ together.
Say: My cousins and I grew up together.
Include 'up' when you mean spending your childhood together.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
grow up together; grew up together; have grown up together
Your turn: say it out loud
My best friend and I grew up together in a small town near the coast.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
grow up together
spend childhood together
“My best friend and I grew up together in a small town near the coast.”
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