Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - outgrow
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Outgrow
outgrow
~ v past tense outgrew, past participle outgrown 1 to grow too big for something; grow out of (You've outgrown that coat; I'll have to buy you another one.) 2 to change as you become older, and no longer enjoy the things that you used to do (Callahan had outgrown the radical idealism of his younger days.) 3 to grow faster than someone or something else (a population outgrowing its resources) 4 outgrow your strength BrE to grow too quickly when you are a child, so that you become weak or unhealthy
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(outgrows, outgrowing, outgrew, outgrown) 1. If a child outgrows a piece of clothing, they grow bigger, so that it no longer fits them. She outgrew her clothes so rapidly that Patsy was always having to buy new ones. = grow out of VERB: V n 2. If you outgrow a particular way of behaving or thinking, you change and become more mature, so that you no longer behave or think in that way. The girl may or may not outgrow her interest in fashion. = grow out of VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb (outgrew; ~n; -growing) Date: 1594 1. to grow or increase faster than mankind is ~ing food supplies — R. C. Murphy 2. to grow too large or too mature for outgrew his best suit the need to ~ the habit of war — Norman Cousins ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v.tr. (past -grew; past part. -grown) 1 grow too big for (one's clothes). 2 leave behind (a childish habit, taste, ailment, etc.) as one matures. 3 grow faster or taller than (a person, plant, etc.). Phrases and idioms outgrow one's strength become lanky and weak through too rapid growth. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. перерастать; вырастать (из платья) to outgrow one's clothes —- вырастать из платья my family has outgrown our house —- дом стал тесен для моей разросшейся семьи 2. опережать в росте или развитии, перерастать Tom has outgrown his elder brother —- Том перерос своего старшего брата 3. избавляться с возрастом (от дурной привычки) to outgrow babyish habit —- избавиться от детской привычки to outgrow shyness —- отделаться от застенчивости to outgrow credulity —- избавиться от легковерия he used to stutter but he outgrew it —- он раньше заикался Id: to outgrow one's strength —- очень быстро расти в ущерб здоровью ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) перерастать; вырастать (из платья); my family has outgrown our house - дом стал тесен для моей разросшейся семьи 2) отделываться с возрастом (от дурной привычки и т.п.) ...Англо-русский словарь
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