outgrow
verb (used with object)
to grow too large for.
outgrows
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present tense formof outgrow (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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When the song outgrows the blue-ribbon crowd, they’re flown to Los Angeles for one nationally televised performance before falling out in a bit of dressing room melodrama.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Her character arc implicitly concedes this when she outgrows some of her early ways in the third act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
When he outgrows that, he said, they’ll remove the fake grass and put in something else — Margaret is thinking about an herb garden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024
If the stalk outgrows the jar, move it to a larger one.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
“You’re only five years old. Wait till you’re older. Maybe Ruti will give you her boots when she outgrows them, like she gives you her dresses.”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
