outgrow B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɑʊtˈɡɹoʊ/ UK /ˌaʊtˈɡɹəʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #39537 Meanings 1 verb To grow too big for clothes, shoes, or other things. The kids outgrow their shoes so quickly. 2 verb To stop needing, liking, or doing something as you get older. Most children outgrow their fear of the dark. 3 verb To grow faster or larger than something else. The young plant soon outgrew all the others in the garden. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to grow too big for... grow out of 2 verb · to stop needing, liking, or... grow out of Word family Forms outgrewoutgrowingoutgrownoutgrows Derived forms outgrowth Etymology AI details From out- + grow. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # outgrow **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌɑʊtˈɡɹoʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌaʊtˈɡɹəʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 39537 ## Meanings 1. To grow too big for clothes, shoes, or other things. 2. To stop needing, liking, or doing something as you get older. 3. To grow faster or larger than something else. ## Examples - The kids outgrow their shoes so quickly. - Most children outgrow their fear of the dark. - The young plant soon outgrew all the others in the garden. ## Derived Forms - outgrowth ## Etymology From out- + grow. ## AI Etymology Outgrow comes from out- + grow. Modern senses include to grow too big for clothes, shoes, or other things and to stop needing, liking, or doing something as you get older. The wider word family includes derivatives such as outgrowth. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown