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outgrown

Aussprache: [aʊtˈɡroʊn]

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Kontext: „growth and development“

(verb) to become too big or too old for something, like when you can no longer fit into your favorite clothes or enjoy certain toys because you've grown up.

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Tommy has outgrown his bicycle and needs a bigger one now.

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Lucy hasn’t outgrown her teddy bear; she still loves to cuddle with it.

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What have you outgrown since you were a child?

Kontext: „responsibility and maturity“

(verb) to surpass something in experience or maturity, like when you stop liking things that are too childish because you have become more mature.

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She has outgrown her childish fears and now feels very brave.

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He hasn't outgrown playing video games; he still loves them just as much.

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Do you think you have outgrown any of your old hobbies?

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