"grow out of" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-grow out of.ogg Forms: grows out of [present, singular, third-person], growing out of [participle, present], grew out of [past], grown out of [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|grow<,,grew,grown> out of}} grow out of (third-person singular simple present grows out of, present participle growing out of, simple past grew out of, past participle grown out of)
  1. To emerge from (something); to take a particular shape as a result of (something); to come to exist from (an origin). Related terms: grow out
    Sense id: en-grow_out_of-en-verb-V4oi5HkV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "of", English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 7 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "of": 74 14 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 75 14 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 8 6
  2. (idiomatic) To become too physically large for something, especially clothes. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-grow_out_of-en-verb-BU3iXA9q Disambiguation of Clothing: 7 64 29
  3. (idiomatic, by extension) To become too mature for something. Tags: broadly, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-grow_out_of-en-verb-OsLoLenS

Inflected forms

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