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would have grown taller vs would have grown tall

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Would have grown taller' is used when referring to a person's height increasing over time, while 'would have grown tall' is used when describing someone's current height. They are not interchangeable.

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would have grown taller

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a person's height increasing over time.

This phrase is used to talk about the potential height increase of a person in the past. It implies that the person did not actually grow taller, but there was a possibility or expectation of growth.

Examples:

If he had eaten better, he would have grown taller.
She would have grown taller if she had taken the growth hormones.
I would have grown taller if I had practiced basketball more.
The doctor said I would have grown taller if I had started treatment earlier.
He would have grown taller if genetics had been on his side.

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You've grown taller too, Sun Dohee.
Have you grown taller, sir?
Except that as a rule, we've grown taller.
Except that as a rule, we've grown taller.
Mama, you've grown taller.
But in recent decades these three families have made their cities seats of power And their city walls have grown taller
I wasn't rich, but you would have grown up quite comfortable.
If i hadn't made him into Robin, he would have grown to do wrong.
Saruman's arm would have grown long indeed if he thinks he can reach us here.
He would have grown increasingly alienated, ended up stabbing the mailman or my manager at the gap.
If we were to fly fãcuþi, we would have grown wings.
Like the fakirs, they would have grown tired of their game.
That your biggest regret is that you'll never know if Nestor would have grown up to be a good man.
(In terms of constant prices, imports would have grown faster than exports.)
I was a very good lawyer before all of this, and I think I would have grown into a great lawyer.
If l had stayed, he like me, If l had stayed, he like me, would have grown up among violence and madness.
This baby would have grown up in a crowded orphanage if it wasn't for us "cream puffs."
Consequently, it would appear reasonable to assume that SNCB would have grown at the same rate as the market, which would have allowed it to reintegrate the 50 employees released from IFB as needs arose.
Our numbers have grown beyond wildest expectation.
Under her leadership, our enemies have grown stronger.

Alternatives:

would have become taller
would have reached a greater height
would have increased in height
would have gained more height
would have developed a taller stature

would have grown tall

This phrase is correct and commonly used when describing someone's current height.

This phrase is used to describe the current height of a person. It implies that the person has already reached a tall stature.

Examples:

He would have grown tall by now, considering his parents' height.
She would have grown tall enough to reach the top shelf.
I thought he would have grown tall, but he stopped growing early.
The tree would have grown tall if it had been planted in a bigger pot.
The building would have grown tall with the additional floors.

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It couldn't understand how this small creature had grown tall so suddenly.
He has grown tall and handsome like you.
Regarding my only child, Motome, he has grown tall, but he is still only 15.
Guess which one of us has grown tall enough to ride the Eliminator?
But you've drunk my milk, and you've grown tall!
They say I've grown too tall.
Grown so tall, hasn't he, Rachel?
I'm a five feet tall grown plant...
I wasn't rich, but you would have grown up quite comfortable.
If i hadn't made him into Robin, he would have grown to do wrong.
Saruman's arm would have grown long indeed if he thinks he can reach us here.
He would have grown increasingly alienated, ended up stabbing the mailman or my manager at the gap.
If we were to fly fãcuþi, we would have grown wings.
Like the fakirs, they would have grown tired of their game.
That your biggest regret is that you'll never know if Nestor would have grown up to be a good man.
(In terms of constant prices, imports would have grown faster than exports.)
I was a very good lawyer before all of this, and I think I would have grown into a great lawyer.
If l had stayed, he like me, If l had stayed, he like me, would have grown up among violence and madness.
This baby would have grown up in a crowded orphanage if it wasn't for us "cream puffs."
Consequently, it would appear reasonable to assume that SNCB would have grown at the same rate as the market, which would have allowed it to reintegrate the 50 employees released from IFB as needs arose.

Alternatives:

would have become tall
would have reached a significant height
would have achieved a tall stature
would have attained a tall height
would have developed a tall appearance

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