Definitions for outgrowˌaʊtˈgroʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
out•growˌaʊtˈgroʊ(v.)-grew, -grown, -grow•ing.
(v.t.)to grow too large for.
to discard or lose in the course of one's development:
to outgrow a fear of the dark.
to surpass in growing.
(v.i.)Archaic. to grow out; burst forth; protrude.
Origin of outgrow:
1585–95
Princeton's WordNet
outgrow(verb)
grow too large or too mature for
"I have outgrown these clothes"; "She outgrew her childish habits"
outgrow(verb)
grow faster than
Wiktionary
outgrow(Verb)
To become too big or mature for some purpose.
Poor boys often have to wear whatever a big brother has outgrown.
outgrow(Verb)
To leave some object, habit, belief ... behind, no longer need or use it, as one grows.
outgrow(Verb)
To grow faster or taller than something or someone else.
The best adapted plant varieties tend to outgrow the other.
Translations for outgrow
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ontgroei, te groot word virAfrikaans
- يَنْمو أكبَر من، يفوق بِنُمُوِّهِArabic
- надраствамBulgarian
- tornar-se muito grande paraPortuguese (BR)
- vyrůst (z)Czech
- herauswachsen ausGerman
- vokse fra; vokse ud afDanish
- μεγαλώνω σε ηλικία ή μέγεθος, ώστε κτ. να μη μου ταιριάζει πιαGreek
- crecer más queSpanish
- välja kasvamaEstonian
- بزرگتر شدن؛ تندتر رشد کردنFarsi
- kasvaa ulosFinnish
- devenir trop grand pourFrench
- לִהיוֹת גָדוֹל מִדָי בִּשבִיל-Hebrew
- से बड़ा हो जानाHindi
- prerastiCroatian
- kinőHungarian
- menjadi lebih besarIndonesian
- vaxa uppúrIcelandic
- diventare troppo grandeItalian
- ～より大きくなるJapanese
- …보다 빨리(크게) 성장하다Korean
- išaugti, peraugtiLithuanian
- pāraugt; izaugt no apģērbaLatvian
- tdk muat lagiMalay
- ontgroeienDutch
- vokse fraNorwegian
- wyrosnąć zPolish
- بزرگتر شدن؛ تندتر رشد کردنPersian
- لوى كيدلPashto
- tornar-se muito grande paraPortuguese
- a deveni prea mare pentruRomanian
- перерастатьRussian
- vyrásť (z)Slovak
- prerastiSlovenian
- prerastiSerbian
- växa ur (ifrån)Swedish
- เจริญเติบโตเร็วกว่าThai
- büyüyüp ... artık dar/küçük gelmekTurkish
- 長得超過Chinese (Trad.)
- переростати; виростати (з)Ukrainian
- زيادہ بڑھ جانا، تيزي سے نشو و نما پاناUrdu
- lớn hơnVietnamese
- 长得超过…Chinese (Simp.)
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