Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to outgrow
Participle: outgrown
Gerund: outgrowing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | outgrow |
| you | outgrow |
| he;she;it | outgrows |
| we | outgrow |
| you | outgrow |
| they | outgrow |
Perfect
| I | have outgrown |
| you | have outgrown |
| he;she;it | has outgrown |
| we | have outgrown |
| you | have outgrown |
| they | have outgrown |
Past
| I | outgrew |
| you | outgrew |
| he;she;it | outgrew |
| we | outgrew |
| you | outgrew |
| they | outgrew |
Pluperfect
| I | had outgrown |
| you | had outgrown |
| he;she;it | had outgrown |
| we | had outgrown |
| you | had outgrown |
| they | had outgrown |
Future
| I | will outgrow |
| you | will outgrow |
| he;she;it | will outgrow |
| we | will outgrow |
| you | will outgrow |
| they | will outgrow |
Future Perfect
| I | will have outgrown |
| you | will have outgrown |
| he;she;it | will have outgrown |
| we | will have outgrown |
| you | will have outgrown |
| they | will have outgrown |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | outgrow |
| you | outgrow |
| he;she;it | outgrow |
| we | outgrow |
| you | outgrow |
| they | outgrow |
Perfect
| I | have outgrown |
| you | have outgrown |
| he;she;it | have outgrown |
| we | have outgrown |
| you | have outgrown |
| they | have outgrown |
Imperfect
| I | outgrew |
| you | outgrew |
| he;she;it | outgrew |
| we | outgrew |
| you | outgrew |
| they | outgrew |
Pluperfect
| I | had outgrown |
| you | had outgrown |
| he;she;it | had outgrown |
| we | had outgrown |
| you | had outgrown |
| they | had outgrown |
Conditional
Present
| I | would outgrow |
| you | would outgrow |
| he;she;it | would outgrow |
| we | would outgrow |
| you | would outgrow |
| they | would outgrow |
Perfect
| I | would have outgrown |
| you | would have outgrown |
| he;she;it | would have outgrown |
| we | would have outgrown |
| you | would have outgrown |
| they | would have outgrown |
Imperative
| you | outgrow |
| we | Let's outgrow |
| you | outgrow |
Verbs similar to 'outgrow'
outcrow,
outglow,
outrow,
outbow,
outcrop,
outcrowd,
outdraw,
outflow,
outfrown,
outgnaw,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1594, "to surpass in growth," from out + grow (q.v.). Meaning "to become too large or too mature for" is attested from 1665.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *úd
4. Proto-Germanic *ūt
5. Proto-Germanic *ūt-
6. Old English ūt-
7. Middle English ut-
8. English out-
9. English grow
10. English outgrow
11. From out- + grow.
Sample Sentences
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Poorer children often have to wear whatever an older sibling has outgrown.
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I used to have allergies but I outgrew all of them.
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Some people blame God for their troubles, but one must outgrow such notions.
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[…]Most persons are collectors at some periods of their lives. Some outgrow the habit; with others it becomes a mania; and with still others it is a lasting habit intelligently planned as one aspect of a study of a particular subject. [1941 January, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 48:]
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This was definitely to be the station, one which would cater for all needs for years to come. But it was evident within the next few years that Johannesburg would once again outgrow its newest station. [1958 September 26, C. Alan Cook, “Johannesburg's Fourth Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 640:]
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“I think you've outgrown Bonnie,” he said as he drove. […] “Bonnie and I have known each other forever,” I said simply. “Doesn't mean you have to be friends forever.” [2022, Ling Ma, “G”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN:]
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The best adapted plant varieties tend to outgrow those less adapted.