1 : to grow too large or too old for I outgrew my clothes. 2 : to grow faster than One plant outgrew all the others.

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Outgrew sentence example

It didn't take long before the Gosselin clan outgrew their cramped abode. It was bold policy to confide Frederick to his greatest enemy and rival; but the pope honorably discharged his duty, until his ward outgrew the years of tutelage, and became a fair mark for ecclesiastical hostility.

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verb (used with object), out·grew, out·grown, out·grow·ing. to grow too large for: to outgrow one's clothes. to leave behind or lose in the changes incident to development or the passage of time: She outgrew her fear of the dark.