"grow into" meaning in English

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      "form": "grew into",
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        {
          "text": "His new jumper was a bit big for him, but he'll grow into it in a couple of years.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To grow in size, so as to be able to fit (something, especially an item of clothing)."
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          "clothing",
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        "(transitive) To grow in size, so as to be able to fit (something, especially an item of clothing)."
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "to grow in size, so as to be able to fit (something)",
          "word": "belenő"
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          "text": "At first, the new job as managing director was way over my head, but I grew into it.",
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        {
          "ref": "1987, Red Hot Chili Peppers (lyrics and music), “Funky Crime”, in The Uplift Mofo Party Plan:",
          "text": "Hey there Mr. Interview / I don’t have to answer you / This is what I grew into / Don’t judge me and my soul stew",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 October 3, Dwitght Garner, “Anthony Bourdain’s New Biography: Light on Subtlety, Heavy on Grit”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "Bourdain grew into his looks; his was the kind of face that inspired Talmudic levels of study among women. He grew into his shows. They got better, moodier, more complicated.",
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        "To become accustomed to (something) by maturing."
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          "accustomed"
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        "(transitive) To become accustomed to (something) by maturing."
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "to become accustomed to (something) by maturing",
          "word": "belenő"
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  "word": "grow into"
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    {
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          "text": "Hey there Mr. Interview / I don’t have to answer you / This is what I grew into / Don’t judge me and my soul stew",
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        {
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      ],
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      ],
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          "mature"
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        "(transitive) To become accustomed to (something) by maturing."
      ],
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to grow in size, so as to be able to fit (something)",
      "word": "belenő"
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    {
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to become accustomed to (something) by maturing",
      "word": "belenő"
    }
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  "word": "grow into"
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