OUTGROW


Meaning of OUTGROW in English

v.

Pronunciation: ˌ au ̇ t- ' gr ō

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: -grew \ - ' grü \ ; -grown \ - ' gr ō n \ ; -grow · ing

Date: 1594

1 : to grow or increase faster than <mankind is outgrow ing 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>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.