grow into

British  

verb

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

   his clothes were always big enough for him to grow into

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grow into Idioms  

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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Example Sentences

Businesswoman Verena Pausder, head of Germany's Start-Up Association, welcomed the fund but said more needed to be done to help German start-ups grow into large firms.

From Barron's

“We wish there was a way to grow a baby into an adult without investment, or to see the baby grow into an adult overnight, but we do not believe this is how life or business works,” the company said.

From MarketWatch

Southern pine is planted thick then thinned after a decade or so to make room for the best specimens to grow into two-by-fours and utility poles.

From The Wall Street Journal

The quantum industry — computing, communications and sensing — could grow into a $97 billion market by 2035.

From MarketWatch

According to McKinsey & Co., the total quantum industry — computing, communications and sensing — could grow into a $97 billion market by 2035, with quantum computing constituting the lion’s share.

From MarketWatch

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