Definition of outgrow
outgrew
play \ˌau̇t-ˈgrü\;outgrown
play \ˌau̇t-ˈgrōn\;outgrowing
transitive verb
1 : to grow or increase faster than mankind is outgrowing food supplies — R. C. Murphy
2 : to grow too large or too mature for outgrew his best suit the need to outgrow the habit of war — Norman Cousins
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Examples of outgrow in a Sentence
Kids outgrow their clothes so quickly.
The plant has outgrown my garden.
Our business is outgrowing its small office building.
She's outgrown most of her toys.
I realized that I had outgrown my old high school friends.
Recent Examples of outgrow from the Web
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Divide orchids and bromeliads outgrowing their containers.
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Internet horror had outgrown its speculative VR playground and moved to a much more realistic domain where people were the enemy instead of prototypes.
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The researchers think this trick may have evolved to allow the yeast to jump to another place when a colony starts to outgrow its current home.
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First Known Use of outgrow
1597
OUTGROW Defined for English Language Learners
outgrow
playDefinition of outgrow for English Language Learners
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: to grow too large for (someone or something)
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: to stop doing (something) because you are older and more mature
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: to stop being interested in or involved with (something or someone) because you have changed as you have grown older
OUTGROW Defined for Kids
outgrow
playDefinition of outgrow for Students
outgrew
\-ˈgrü\;outgrown
\-ˈgrōn\;outgrowing
1 : to grow too large or too old for I outgrew my clothes.
2 : to grow faster than One plant outgrew all the others.
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