grow out

verb

grew out; grown out; growing out; grows out

transitive verb

: to allow to get longer

growing out her hair

Examples of grow out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The project grew out of Chang’s return to his hometown of Chiayi in 2023. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Echoes of Hungary Serbia’s popular student movement grew out of anger at Vucic and his government since 16 people were killed in 2024 when a concrete canopy collapsed at a train station in Novi Sad. — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

And in nearly every case, those modules have served to grow out a larger, more spacious interior, adding extra room for people, furniture and equipment. — New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

The exhibition grew out of a personal connection with Nina Rose, one of the house’s cofounders along with Pierre Bénard and Augustin Deleuze. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grow out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout