outgrow

tr.v., -grew (-grū'), -grown (-grōn'), -grow·ing, -grows.

1. To grow too large for: The child outgrew all his clothes.
2. To lose or discard in the course of maturation: She outgrew her youthful idealism.
3. To surpass in growth: Spring lambs were outgrowing the piglets.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: grow too large or too mature for

Meaning #2: grow too large for
  Synonym: overgrow

Meaning #3: grow faster than

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overgå i vækst, vokse fra, blive for stor til

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontgroeien, harder groeien dan

Français (French)
v. tr. - (fig) devenir trop grand pour, se lasser (de qch) avec le temps, devenir plus grand que

Deutsch (German)
v. - hinauswachsen über, über den Kopf wachsen, herauswachsen aus, überwinden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεπερνώ σε ανάπτυξη, μεγαλώνω και δεν μου κάνουν (τα ρούχα μου), απαλλάσσομαι (από κάτι) μεγαλώνοντας

Italiano (Italian)
superare, diventare troppo grande, liberarsi di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - superar em crescimento, superar

Русский (Russian)
обойти в росте, перерасти

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - crecer más que, perder con la edad, ser viejo para

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - växa om, växa ngn över huvudet, växa ur (kläder), bli för stor för

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
过大而不适于, 长出, 出生

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 過大而不適於, 長出, 出生

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~보다 더 커지다, 자라서 옷을 못 입게 되다, 습관을 벗어나다, ~보다 빨리 자라다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …よりも大きくなる, 成長して脱する, 苦しみからのがれる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينمو بسرعه فائقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גדל כך שהבגדים קטנים עליו, נגמל מ-, גדל מהר מ-, גבה מ-‬

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