grow out of

verb

To emerge from (something); to take a particular shape as a result of (something); to come to exist from (an origin).

“I give my old clothes to charity when I've grown out of them.”

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Meanings

verbgrow 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)

present singular third person grows out of · participle present growing out of · past grew out of · participle past 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. idiomaticTo become too physically large for something, especially clothes.

    I give my old clothes to charity when I've grown out of them.

  3. broadlyidiomaticTo 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
outgrow
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grow out of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grow%20out%20of.

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