outgrowing
outgrowing is the present participle and gerund of outgrow.
Noun
outgrowing (countable and uncountable, plural outgrowings)
- That which grows outward; outgrowth.
- That which but yesterday seemed laudable and proper in my past life, I to-day feel to have been nothing but the outgrowings of a proud heart and perverted mind.1857, Carl August Wildenhahn, The Blind Girl of Wittenberg, page 226
- The supply and purchase arrangement engaged in by an outgrower.
Meaning of outgrow
Verb
outgrow (third-person singular simple present outgrows, present participle outgrowing, simple past outgrew, past participle outgrown)
- To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
- Poorer children often have to wear whatever an older sibling has outgrown.
- Synonyms:
- grow out of
- To grow faster or larger than.
- The best adapted plant varieties tend to outgrow those less adapted.
Forms of outgrowing
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Questions about outgrowing
- What does outgrowing mean?
- Outgrowing means that which grows outward; outgrowth.
- What is outgrowing the present participle and gerund of?
- Outgrowing is the present participle and gerund of outgrow.
- What part of speech is outgrowing?
- Outgrowing is a noun.
- What is the plural of outgrowing?
- The plural of outgrowing is outgrowings.
Words near outgrowing in the dictionary
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