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(intr, preposition) to become big or mature enough forhis clothes were always big enough for him to grow into
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Words nearby grow into

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Words related to grow into

come, turn into, become, change, convert, form, get, go, put, run, transform, translate, incline, mature, metamorphose, shift, wax, alter, divert, fashion

Other Idioms and Phrases with grow into

grow into
1

Develop so as to become, as in The army makes a boy grow into a man. [Mid-1500s]

2

Develop or change so as to fit, as in He'll soon grow into the next shoe size, or She has grown into her job. [Early 1800s]

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