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grow out of — index arise (originate), emanate, ensue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
grow out — transitive verb : to cause to grow toward or arrive at maturity grow out a steer • grow out of * * * ˌgrow ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they … Useful english dictionary
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
grow out — PHR V ERG If you grow out a hairstyle or let it grow out, you let your hair grow so that the style changes or so that you can cut off the part that you do not want. [V P n (not pron)] I also let my hair go darker and grew out my fringe... [V P]… … English dictionary
grow out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms grow out : present tense I/you/we/they grow out he/she/it grows out present participle growing out past tense grew out past participle grown out if coloured, cut, or permed hair grows out, it grows so that… … English dictionary
grow out of — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you grow out of a type of behaviour or an interest, you stop behaving in that way or having that interest, as you develop or change. [V P P n] Most children who stammer grow out of it. 2) PHRASAL VERB When a child grows out of… … English dictionary
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 — verb a) To become too physically large for something, especially clothes. I give my old clothes to charity when Ive grown out of them. b) To become too mature for something. Still, I see you mean well enough, and are merely suffering from the… … Wiktionary
grow out — phr verb Grow out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fringe … Collocations dictionary
grow out of (something) — 1. to become too old to be interested in something. Vinnie did a lot of stupid stuff in high school, but I always thought he d grow out of it. 2. to develop from something. His book grew out of a trip to South America as a member of a government… … New idioms dictionary
grow out of sth — UK US grow out of sth Phrasal Verb with grow({{}}/grəʊ/ verb (grew, grown) ► to happen as a result of or as a natural development from something: »The equity boom of the 1980s and 1990s grew out of the crushing bear market and stagflation of the… … Financial and business terms
