grow into

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to become big or mature enough for

   his clothes were always big enough for him to grow into

Idioms and Phrases

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

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

First, the young talent who can grow into a superstar.

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He said: "It's a thriving business. And from that standpoint, if you have a thriving business with more market opportunity, particularly in the US, in my opinion, you're going to see valuations grow. Can it grow into something like the NBA or like the NFL? I think so, which is why I invested."

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“You’re not just worried about what’s happening here, you’re worried about other incidents that may grow into larger fires or, in the case of the Eaton fire, an urban conflagration. They’re very hard to predict and they’re becoming more common in the kinds of fires we experience.”

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Adobe’s stock has dropped more than 20% so far this year, as investors wait to see if the company can grow into the artificial-intelligence powerhouse it wants to be.

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The dashiki was even made to be a little big so I could grow into it over the next few years.

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Related Words

• become 
• change 
• come 
• convert 
• form 
• get 
• go 
• put 
• run 
• transform 
• translate