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to grow out of

to grow out of

31 3.2
Stop liking, doing, or feeling something as you get older
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡroʊ aʊt ʌv/
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  • As children grow older, they tend to grow out of childish behaviors.
  • notion that grew out of
  • movement that grew out of

And now it's time for me to transcend or, you know, grow out of that somehow.

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Examples

Synonyms

to outgrow
vsto grow out of
35 3.9

Become too large or old for something so it is not suitable

stop doing or using it because of maturing

Antonyms

to continue
∞ 1.0

To keep doing something without stopping

to cling to
111 3.3

To hold tightly to something or keep believing something strongly in hard times

How Attached

to cling to
111 3.3
to hold onto
180 3.0
to continue
∞ 1.0
to grow out of
31 3.2

Surface Forms

grow out of infinitive
grew out of past
grown out of past participle
growing out of present participle
grows out of third person singular

Morphology

grow + out + of

The meaning 'to stop being affected by or using something as a result of maturing' is partially derivable from 'grow' (to develop) combined with the separative sense of 'out of'—the idea of growing away from or beyond something. However, the extension from physical growth (outgrowing clothes) to abstract domains (habits, interests) is metaphorical and the precise nuance that maturation causes the change is not fully predictable without prior exposure, so it is only partially transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

The phrasal verb grow out of comes from the simple picture of a child who grows bigger and moves out of their old clothes or shoes so they no longer fit. So it means 'stop doing' something or 'no longer be affected by' it as you get older.