grow out of

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grow out of
verbo transitivo con partícula
1(become too large for)
  • he's grown out of his shoes -> se le han quedado pequeños los zapatos
2(become too old for)
  • she grew out of her dolls -> dejó de jugar con muñecas al hacerse mayor

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grow out of
verb:intransitive:plus_preposition
1 (get too big for) [+clothes]
you've grown out of your shoes again se te han vuelto a quedar pequeños los zapatos
she grew out of her clothes
2 (stop) [+habit]
isn't it time you grew out of fighting with your sister? ¿no te estás haciendo un poco mayor para seguir peleándote con tu hermana?; most children who stammer grow out of it a casi todos los niños el tartamudeo se les quita con la edad; she grew out of the habit of waiting up for the children con el tiempo perdió la costumbre de esperar a los niños despierta
3 (arise from) surgir de
the idea for the novel grew out of her personal experience the idea for the book grew out of conversations with Philippa Brewster many of his misunderstandings grew out of his inability to recognize verb tenses

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