outgrow
verb
out·grow
ˌau̇t-ˈgrō 
outgrew
ˌau̇t-ˈgrü
; outgrown
ˌau̇t-ˈgrōn
; outgrowing
; outgrown
ˌau̇t-ˈgrōn
; outgrowing
1
: to grow or increase faster than
mankind is outgrowing food supplies—
R. C. Murphy
R. C. Murphy2
: to grow too large or too mature for
outgrew his best suit
the need to outgrow the habit of war—Norman Cousins
Norman CousinsExamples 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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—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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Ethan Stone, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
By 2022, the 450,000-square-foot venue outgrew its $430 million modern building with some 1,400 patients passing through its doors daily, Zinner estimated.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
By 2016, the attraction had outgrown the confines of the backyard, so the Bernal Scream set up in the parking lot of Westfield Oakridge Mall, where thousands of dollars’ worth of haunted house equipment was stolen just days before Halloween.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Co-owners and local residents Maria Barry and Cindy Cerenzie started out collaborating together on interior design projects in 2005 before their work outgrew their homes.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Outgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outgrow. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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outgrow
verb
out·grow
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈgrō
1
: to grow faster than
2
: to grow too large or too mature for
outgrew their clothes
outgrow playing with dolls
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