Outgrow vs Outgrown - What's the difference?
outgrow | outgrown |
To become too big or mature for some purpose.
To leave some object, habit, belief ... behind, no longer need or use it, as one grows.
To grow faster or taller than something or someone else.
As verbs the difference between outgrow and outgrown
is that outgrow is to become too big or mature for some purpose while outgrown is past participle of outgrow.outgrow
English
Verb
- ''Poor boys often have to wear whatever a big brother has outgrown .
- ''The best adapted plant varieties tend to outgrow the other.