outgrow
verb (used with object)
to grow too large for.
outgrown
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past participleof outgrow.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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By 2019, the event had outgrown the city's famous Gay Village.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Even so, some have already outgrown those computations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The contribution limit of $5,000 annually makes this accessible as birthday and holiday gifts rather than traditional presents that get outgrown or spent.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
By then, the national story was one of disinvestment: deferred maintenance, fiscal crises, crime and a general sense that big public systems were what Europe did and America had outgrown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
He had never outgrown the habit of getting up early to scope out the gift situation under the tree on Christmas morning.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
