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1. He grew 25 cm last year.
2. He grew by 25 cm last year.
(Is 'by' deleted in Sentence 1? What is the meaning of 'by' here?)
8 years ago

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Writeacher
Hmmmm! I don't know.

I'd use the first sentence, but not the second.
8 years ago

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