GROW OUT OF


Meaning of GROW OUT OF in English

1.

If you grow out of a type of behaviour or an interest, you stop behaving in that way or having that interest, as you develop or change.

Most children who stammer grow out of it.

= outgrow

PHRASAL VERB : V P P n

2.

When a child grows out of an item of clothing, they become so tall or big that it no longer fits them properly.

You’ve grown out of your shoes again.

= outgrow

PHRASAL VERB : V P P n

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