OUTGROW


Meaning of OUTGROW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌau̇t-ˈgrō ]

transitive verb

( out·grew -ˈgrü ; out·grown -ˈgrōn ; -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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.