/-ˈgru:/ out·grown
/-ˈgroʊn/ out·grow·ing [+ obj] 1 : to grow too large for (someone or something)
▪ Kids outgrow their clothes so quickly. ▪ The plant has outgrown my garden. ▪ Our business is outgrowing its small office building. 2 : to stop doing (something) because you are older and more mature
▪ Her bad behavior is just a phase. I'm sure she'll outgrow it. [=grow out of it] 3 : to stop being interested in or involved with (something or someone) because you have changed as you have grown older
▪ She's outgrown most of her toys. ▪ I realized that I had outgrown my old high school friends. 4 : to grow faster than (something)
▪ populations outgrowing their food supplies
▪ Kids outgrow their clothes so quickly. ▪ The plant has outgrown my garden. ▪ Our business is outgrowing its small office building.
▪ Her bad behavior is just a phase. I'm sure she'll outgrow it. [=grow out of it]
▪ She's outgrown most of her toys. ▪ I realized that I had outgrown my old high school friends.
▪ populations outgrowing their food supplies




