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- [out-groh]
- /ˌaʊtˈgroʊ/
- /ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [out-groh]
- /ˌaʊtˈgroʊ/
Definitions of outgrow word
- verb with object outgrow to grow too large for: to outgrow one's clothes. 1
- verb with object outgrow to leave behind or lose in the changes incident to development or the passage of time: She outgrew her fear of the dark. 1
- verb with object outgrow to surpass in growing: watching one child outgrow another. 1
- verb without object outgrow Archaic. to grow out; burst forth; protrude. 1
- noun outgrow Grow too big for (something). 1
- transitive verb outgrow clothing: grow too big for 1
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Origin of outgrow
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; out- + grow
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Parts of speech for Outgrow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outgrow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
outgrow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outgrow
verb outgrow
- enlarge — Make or become bigger or more extensive.
- grow up — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- expand — explain
- fill out — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
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