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• grow out of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms grow out of : present tense I/you/we/they grow out of he/she/it grows out of present participle growing out of past tense grew out of past participle grown out of 1) grow out of something if children grow out… …   English dictionary

• ˌgrow ˈout of sth — phrasal verb 1) if children grow out of clothes, they grow bigger and the clothes become too small for them 2) if someone grows out of a habit, they stop doing it because they have become older or wiser 3) to develop from something The idea grew… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• grow out of — phrasal : outgrow the boy grew out of his clothes before Britain grew out of tyranny P.L.Ritzema * * * become too large to wear (a garment) blazers that they grew out of ■ become too mature to retain (a childish habit) most children grow out of… …   Useful english dictionary

• grow out of — {v. phr.} 1. To outgrow; become too mature for. * /As a child he had a habit of scratching his chin all the time, but he grew out of it./ 2. To result from; arise. * /Tom s illness grew out of his tendency to overwork and neglect his health./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• grow out of — {v. phr.} 1. To outgrow; become too mature for. * /As a child he had a habit of scratching his chin all the time, but he grew out of it./ 2. To result from; arise. * /Tom s illness grew out of his tendency to overwork and neglect his health./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• grow\ out\ of — v. phr. 1. To outgrow; become too mature for. As a child he had a habit of scratching his chin all the time, but he grew out of it. 2. To result from; arise. Tom s illness grew out of his tendency to overwork and neglect his health …   Словарь американских идиом

• grow out of — become too big or mature for (clothing, habit, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

• grow — [ grou ] (past tense grew [ gru ] ; past participle grown [ groun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 about children/animals ▸ 2 about plants/cells etc. ▸ 3 about hair/nails ▸ 4 increase in size ▸ 5 increase in success ▸ 6 develop character ▸ 7 start to have… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• out|grow — «owt GROH», verb, grew, grown, grow|ing. –v.t. 1. to grow too large for: »to outgrow one s clothes. 2. Figurative. to grow beyond or away from; get rid of by growing older: »to outgrow boyhood friends, to outgrow a babyish habit …   Useful english dictionary

• grow — verb past tense grew /grU:/ past participle grown 1 PERSON/ANIMAL (I) to become bigger and develop over a period of time: How you ve grown since the last time I saw you! | grow 2 inches/5cm etc: Stan grew two inches in six months. | growing… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• grow — v 1. increase, fill out, expand, develop, enlarge, swell, wax, become greater or larger; add to, augment, reinforce, supplement; double, triple, quadruple, multiply; extend, distend, stretch, spread; widen, heighten, lengthen, deepen, thicken;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder