to outgrow
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3.9
- verb
- /aʊtˈɡroʊ/
:
quedarse pequeño para
- After all, South Korea has outgrown all but a very few countries over the past decades.
- children outgrow clothes
They can only be outgrown When you pursue growth.
- They can only be outgrown When you pursue growth.
- My goal is that I've actually outgrown my kitchen space here.
- I'm not sure I've ever outgrown those versions of classism.
- And I also recognize that we may have outgrown each other, and that's all right.
- OK, so she outgrows them on Tuesday.
- Of course, it was outgrowing its space.
- And it was a sad day when we outgrew the van.
- You're consumed because the time is now and love is what helps us outgrow this.
- And and I would argue this isn't even about growing apart or outgrowing him.
- Now they've outgrown the nest and they want to fly away and do their own thing.
Examples
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Many children outgrow their clothes every season.
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That sweet little girl of yours is gonna outgrow that couch before you know it.
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What happens over time, and do you outgrow dyslexia?
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Have you outgrown your shoes?
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Five years after the museum's founding, the collections had already outgrown its original home.
Academic text (1995) -
One can spend several absorbing years with a toddler; but then, children normally outgrow their dependency.
Fiction book (1997) -
She will outgrow her favorite toys as she gets older.
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As they develop new interests, teenagers often outgrow their old hobbies.
Synonyms
31
3.2
Stop liking, doing, or feeling something as you get older
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Etymology
Outgrow is made of out- ('beyond') and grow ('to become bigger'), so think of it as 'growing out' of something. That's why to outgrow something means you become too large or too mature for it, like when a child no longer fits a favorite costume or a fear no longer fits your life.