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- [out-groh]
- /ˌaʊtˈgroʊ/
- /ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/
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- [out-groh]
- /ˌaʊtˈgroʊ/
Definitions of outgrown word
- verb with object outgrown to grow too large for: to outgrow one's clothes. 1
- verb with object outgrown to leave behind or lose in the changes incident to development or the passage of time: She outgrew her fear of the dark. 1
- verb with object outgrown to surpass in growing: watching one child outgrow another. 1
- verb without object outgrown Archaic. to grow out; burst forth; protrude. 1
- noun outgrown Past participle of outgrow. 1
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Origin of outgrown
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; out- + grow
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Outgrown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outgrown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
outgrown usage trend in Literature
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- how to style outgrown bangs?
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