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grows out of

grows out of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grow out of.

Meaning of grow out of

Verb

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).
  2. (idiomatic) To become too physically large for something, especially clothes.
    • I give my old clothes to charity when I've grown out of them.
  3. (broadly, idiomatic) To become too mature for something.
    • Still, I see you mean well enough, and are merely suffering from the debilitating cheerfulness of youth. You will soon grow out of that.2002, House of the Seven Gables - Page 37

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What is grows out of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Grows out of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grow out of.

Words near grows out of in the dictionary

  1. grows cold
  2. grows into
  3. grows like a weed
  4. grows on
  5. grows out
  6. grows out of
  7. grows some balls
  8. grows up
  9. growsome
  10. growstones
  11. growth

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