OUTGROW


Meaning of OUTGROW in English

(~s, ~ing, outgrew, ~n)

1.

If a child ~s a piece of clothing, they grow bigger, so that it no longer fits them.

She outgrew her clothes so rapidly that Patsy was always having to buy new ones.

= grow out of

VERB: V n

2.

If you ~ a particular way of behaving or thinking, you change and become more mature, so that you no longer behave or think in that way.

The girl may or may not ~ her interest in fashion.

= grow out of

VERB: V n

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