outgrow
verb (used with object)
to grow too large for.
outgrew
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past tense formof outgrow.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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Perlis writes that with a slight smirk — of course nobody outgrew the conflict.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
All of them outgrew Phoenix in sheer numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
OpenAI represents something that Musk has rarely had to contend with: a success story that outgrew him.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
The song became so popular it outgrew the film to become a national obsession.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
It had been ten years since Sparrow and Ruby outgrew the entrance to the heart.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
