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outgrown

/aʊtˈɡɹoʊn/

outgrown is the past participle of outgrow.

Meaning of outgrow

Verb

outgrow (third-person singular simple present outgrows, present participle outgrowing, simple past outgrew, past participle outgrown)

  1. (figuratively, often, transitive) 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
  2. (transitive) To grow faster or larger than.
    • The best adapted plant varieties tend to outgrow those less adapted.

Words formed from outgrown

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Questions about outgrown

What is outgrown the past participle of?
Outgrown is the past participle of outgrow.
How do you pronounce outgrown?
Outgrown is pronounced /aʊtˈɡɹoʊn/.

Words near outgrown in the dictionary

  1. outgrower
  2. outgrowers
  3. outgroweth
  4. outgrowing
  5. outgrowings
  6. outgrown
  7. outgrows
  8. outgrowth
  9. outgrowths
  10. outguard
  11. outguarded

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