Past tense of outgrow
The past simple of outgrow is outgrew and the past participle is outgrown: outgrow – outgrew – outgrown.
- Base form V1
- outgrow
- Past simple V2
- outgrew
- Past participle V3
- outgrown
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Meaning of outgrow
To get so big that a piece of clothing or a place no longer fits
- ExampleThe boys outgrew their coats in a single winter.
Outgrow, outgrew, outgrown in sentences
- Past simpleThe boy outgrew his winter coat.
- Past participleShe has outgrown her fear of dogs.
Common mistakes
outgrowedoutgrew. Outgrow is irregular, so it does not take -ed.She has outgrew her fear of dogs.She has outgrown her fear of dogs. After have, use the past participle, outgrown.
Similar verbs
Outgrow is built on grow and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like outgrow: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of outgrow?
Outgrew. For example: The boy outgrew his winter coat.
What is the past participle of outgrow?
Outgrown. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in She has outgrown her fear of dogs.
Is outgrow a regular verb?
No. Outgrow is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
