outgrow
verb
out·grow
ˌau̇t-ˈgrō 
outgrew
ˌau̇t-ˈgrü
; outgrown
ˌau̇t-ˈgrōn
; outgrowing
; outgrown
ˌau̇t-ˈgrōn
; outgrowing
1
: to grow or increase faster than
mankind is outgrowing food supplies—
R. C. Murphy
R. C. Murphy2
: to grow too large or too mature for
outgrew his best suit
the need to outgrow the habit of war—Norman Cousins
Norman CousinsExamples of outgrow in a Sentence
Kids outgrow their clothes so quickly.
The plant has outgrown my garden.
Our business is outgrowing its small office building.
She's outgrown most of her toys.
I realized that I had outgrown my old high school friends.
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For its part, OpenAI has outgrown Microsoft as its exclusive cloud provider.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 25 July 2025
The league quickly outgrew its initial home, the former Alhambra Bowl and moved to Land Park, according to Tom Lane, an original member.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025
The wide, tall and heavy rocket boosters of tomorrow are outgrowing America’s old-school roads and rail systems.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
With that said, there are a lot of layers to this that are often trivialized or made to sound like they can be outgrown.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 17 July 2025
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Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 25 July 2025
The league quickly outgrew its initial home, the former Alhambra Bowl and moved to Land Park, according to Tom Lane, an original member.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025
The wide, tall and heavy rocket boosters of tomorrow are outgrowing America’s old-school roads and rail systems.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
With that said, there are a lot of layers to this that are often trivialized or made to sound like they can be outgrown.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for outgrow
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“Outgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outgrow. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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outgrow
verb
out·grow
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈgrō
1
: to grow faster than
2
: to grow too large or too mature for
outgrew their clothes
outgrow playing with dolls
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