outgrow
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outgrow
- /ˌaʊtˈɡɹəʊ/ UK
- /ˌɑʊtˈɡɹoʊ/ US
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verb outgrows · outgrowing · outgrew · outgrown
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To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
Poorer children often have to wear whatever an older sibling has outgrown.
Similar: grow out of
- To grow faster or larger than. The best adapted plant varieties tend to outgrow those less adapted.
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verb to become too big or mature for some object, practice, condition, belief, etc
| Português | superar |
|---|---|
| Français | dépasser |
| Italiano | superare |
verb to grow faster or taller than someone or something else
| Español | supracrecer, extracrecer, ultracrecer, superar, exceder |
|---|---|
| Italiano | superare |
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@misc{outgrow_2026,
title = {outgrow},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outgrow},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
