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TOEFL BNC: 18632 COCA: 13665

outgrow

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
outgrow /ˌaʊtˈgroʊ/ verb
outgrows; outgrew /-ˈgruː/ ; /ˌaʊtˈgruː/; outgrown /-ˈgroʊn/ ; /ˌaʊtˈgroʊn/; outgrowing
outgrow
/ˌaʊtˈgroʊ/
verb
outgrows; outgrew /-ˈgruː/ ; /ˌaʊtˈgruː/; outgrown /-ˈgroʊn/ ; /ˌaʊtˈgroʊn/; outgrowing
Learner's definition of OUTGROW
[+ object]
: to grow too large for (someone or something)因长大使…不再适用
: to stop doing (something) because you are older and more mature因长大而不再干…
: to stop being interested in or involved with (something or someone) because you have changed as you have grown older因长大而不再需要…
: to grow faster than (something)比…长得快
TOEFL BNC: 18632 COCA: 13665

outgrow

verb

out·​grow ˌau̇t-ˈgrō How to pronounce outgrow (audio)
outgrew ˌau̇t-ˈgrü How to pronounce outgrow (audio) ; outgrown ˌau̇t-ˈgrōn How to pronounce outgrow (audio) ; outgrowing

transitive verb

1
: to grow or increase faster than
mankind is outgrowing 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

Example Sentences

Kids outgrow their clothes so quickly. The plant has outgrown my garden. Our business is outgrowing its small office building. She's outgrown most of her toys. I realized that I had outgrown my old high school friends.
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Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of outgrow was in 1597
TOEFL BNC: 18632 COCA: 13665

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