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to outgrow
01
to become too large, mature, or experienced for something
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
outgrow
3rd person singular
outgrows
Present participle
outgrowing
Past simple
outgrew
Past participle
outgrown
Examples
She had to buy new clothes as her children quickly began to outgrow their old ones.
02
to grow or develop more quickly or to a greater extent than something else
Examples
The small company quickly outgrew its original office space.
Lexical Tree
outgrow
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grow
