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grow away from

grow away from verb: to gradually have less in common with (someone); to mature out of (activities, interests and/or associates).

Verb

grow away from (third-person singular simple present grows away from, present participle growing away from, simple past grew away from, past participle grown away from)

  1. (transitive) To gradually have less in common with (someone); to mature out of (activities, interests and/or associates).

Forms of grow away from

third-person singular presentgrows away from
present participlegrowing away from
pastgrew away from
past participlegrown away from

Questions about grow away from

What does grow away from mean?
Grow away from means to gradually have less in common with (someone); to mature out of (activities, interests and/or associates).
What part of speech is grow away from?
Grow away from is a verb.
What is the past tense of grow away from?
The past tense of grow away from is grew away from.

Words near grow away from in the dictionary

  1. grow a custom
  2. grow a pair
  3. grow a set
  4. grow a tail
  5. grow apart
  6. grow away from
  7. grow bag
  8. grow bags
  9. grow box
  10. grow boxes
  11. grow cold

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