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grow into

grow into verb: to grow in size, so as to be able to fit (something, especially an item of clothing).

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To grow in size, so as to be able to fit (something, especially an item of clothing).
    • His new jumper was a bit big for him, but he'll grow into it in a couple of years.
  2. (transitive) To become accustomed to (something) by maturing.
    • At first, the new job as managing director was way over my head, but I grew into it.
    • Hey there Mr. Interview / I don’t have to answer you / This is what I grew into / Don’t judge me and my soul stew1987, Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Funky Crime”, in The Uplift Mofo Party Plan

Forms of grow into

third-person singular presentgrows into
present participlegrowing into
pastgrew into
past participlegrown into

Questions about grow into

What does grow into mean?
Grow into means to grow in size, so as to be able to fit (something, especially an item of clothing).
What part of speech is grow into?
Grow into is a verb.
What is the past tense of grow into?
The past tense of grow into is grew into.

Words near grow into in the dictionary

  1. grow box
  2. grow boxes
  3. grow cold
  4. grow house
  5. grow houses
  6. grow into
  7. grow light
  8. grow lights
  9. grow like a weed
  10. grow on
  11. grow op

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