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outgrew

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out·grew  (out-gr)
v.
Past tense of outgrow.


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When he outgrew her care her husband was appointed as his tutor and governor, so that he had never been separated from this excellent couple, who loved him as tenderly as they did their only daughter Zayda, and were warmly loved by him in return.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
It is true that for a few years after leaving the cradle he had exhibited a certain immatureness, but as soon as he put on knickerbockers and began to go about a little he outgrew all that.
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
Not one whole or handsome one among them, all were outcasts till Beth took them in, for when her sisters outgrew these idols, they passed to her because Amy would have nothing old or ugly.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
 
 
 
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