outgrow

🇺🇸 /ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/ 🇬🇧 /ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

become too big for something

The kids have outgrown their clothes.

R

grow more than someone else

She's outgrown her sister by a head.

R

no longer be interested in something

He's outgrown his old toys.

translation

v. become too big for something; grow more than someone else; no longer be interested in something

Word Forms

3rd Present outgrows
Past outgrew
Perfect outgrown
Progressive outgrowing

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