outgrow
verb
out·grow
| \ ˌau̇t-ˈgrō
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outgrew\ ˌau̇t-ˈgrü
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outgrown\ ˌau̇t-ˈgrōn
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outgrowing
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outgrown\ ˌau̇t-ˈgrōn
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outgrowing
Definition of outgrow
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
Examples of outgrow in a Sentence
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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And that, in the end, is what makes Candy Land priceless: It is designed to be outgrown. — Alexander B. Joy, The Atlantic, "Candy Land Was Invented for Polio Wards," 28 July 2019 Your child outgrows the curriculum or expresses boredom and begins to misbehave? — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, "Play vs. learning for a young child: Ignore the opinionated relatives and trust your gut," 7 Aug. 2019 During most of the 20th century advanced economies outgrew poorer ones. — The Economist, "Emerging-market dreams of rich-world incomes meet reality," 1 Aug. 2019 The no-time-limit ARF facility outgrew its current crowded location in Berea a long time ago. — Beth Mlady, cleveland.com, "Berea Animal Rescue Friends breaks ground for new facility," 12 July 2019 Eventually, Ortega and Ahmed outgrew their tiny space in the mercado and, last year, opened their first full-scale tortilla production facility in Boyle Heights on Cesar Chavez Avenue. — Sarah Portnoy, latimes.com, "A fast-growing East L.A. tortilla business started with two high school friends," 4 July 2019 The food bank has outgrown its current location on Covington's Columbia Street. — Kim Chatelain, nola.com, "35 years in the making, new food bank taking shape in Covington," 19 June 2019 The National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas has outgrown its space east of the Las Vegas Strip, according to museum officials, who are looking for a new location to expand the facility's nuclear testing exhibits. — Fox News, "National Atomic Testing Museum in Vegas looking for new home," 16 June 2019 By 2008, the burger company had outgrown its Corpus Christi headquarters. — Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, "Whataburger sells majority ownership stake to Chicago investment firm, the end of an era for the Texas staple," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outgrow.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for outgrow
outgrow
verb
English Language Learners Definition of outgrow
: to grow too large for (someone or something)
: to stop doing (something) because you are older and more mature
: to stop being interested in or involved with (something or someone) because you have changed as you have grown older
See the full definition for outgrow in the English Language Learners Dictionary
outgrow
verb
out·grow
| \ au̇t-ˈgrō
\
\
outgrew\ -ˈgrü \;
outgrown\ -ˈgrōn \;
outgrowing
Kids Definition of outgrow
1
: to grow too large or too old for
I outgrew my clothes.
2
: to grow faster than
One plant outgrew all the others.
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