grow into
Britishverb
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Develop so as to become, as in The army makes a boy grow into a man . [Mid-1500s]
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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]
Example Sentences
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Quinta Brunson’s scraping schoolteacher Janine Teagues in “Abbott Elementary” hopes to grow into the roles modeled by classroom veterans before rent and bills push her out of the profession.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
But Bessent has in the past cited projections that stablecoins could grow into a nearly $4 trillion market, and written that “this could lower government borrowing costs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Small disturbances at that boundary can then grow into waves or swirling vortices.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
This being said, some hires are just bad fits or aren’t able to grow into the position.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
School was already expensive enough, so the uniform, he'd have to grow into.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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