outgrow

• Verbe utilisé pour indiquer qu'une chose devient trop grande pour une autre, ou qu'une personne perd une habitude, un intérêt ou un trait de caractère en grandissant.

A verb used to indicate the act of growing too large for something, or of losing a habit, interest, or trait as one matures.

verbe irrégulier

1. Grow too large forB1formal

   To become too big or too developed for something, such as clothes or a habit.

   devenir trop grand pour

   • Children quickly outgrow their shoes.
   • She outgrew her fear of the dark.
   • He outgrew his childhood hobbies.

2. Grow faster thanB2formal

   To increase in size or development at a faster rate than something else.

   Dépasser en croissance

   • The company's expenses outgrew its revenue.
   • The population outgrew the available housing.
   • His ambition outgrew his current position.

   Synonymesexceedoutpaceoutstripovertakesurpass