outgrow

outgrow
past tense - outgrew; verb
(to grow too big or too old for: My son has outgrown all his clothes.) crecer más que
outgrow
tr[aʊt'grəʊ]
transitive verb (pt outgrew tr[aʊt'grʊː] , pp outgrown tr[aʊt'grəʊn] )
1 (clothes etc) hacerse demasiado grande para
■ he's outgrown his shoes se le han quedado pequeños los zapatos
2 (habit) superar, dejar atrás
3 (grow faster than) crecer más rápido que
outgrow [.aʊt'gro:] vt, -grew [-'gru:] ; -grown [-'gro:n] ; -growing
1) : crecer más que
that tree outgrew all the others: ese árbol creció más que todos los otros
2)
to outgrow one's clothes : quedarle pequeña la ropa a uno
outgrow
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: outgrew, outgrown) = crecer más que v.
• rebasar v.
• ser mayor para v.
'aʊt'grəʊ
transitive verb (past -grew; past p -grown)
a) (grow taller than)

you have outgrown your father — estás más alto que tu padre

b) (grow too big for)

he's already outgrown his new shoes — los zapatos nuevos ya le han quedado chicos or (Esp) ya se le han quedado pequeños

he's outgrown the disco phase — ya ha dejado atrás la etapa de las discotecas

[aʊt'ɡrǝʊ]
(pt outgrew) [ˌaʊt'ɡruː] (pp outgrown) [ˌaʊt'ɡrǝʊn] VT (lit) crecer más que; [+ habit etc] perder con la edad; [+ defect, illness] curarse de ... con la edad

to outgrow one's clothes — quedarle pequeña la ropa a algn

she has outgrown her gloves — se le han quedado pequeños los guantes

we've outgrown all that — todo eso ha quedado ya atrás

* * *
['aʊt'grəʊ]
transitive verb (past -grew; past p -grown)
a) (grow taller than)

you have outgrown your father — estás más alto que tu padre

b) (grow too big for)

he's already outgrown his new shoes — los zapatos nuevos ya le han quedado chicos or (Esp) ya se le han quedado pequeños

he's outgrown the disco phase — ya ha dejado atrás la etapa de las discotecas


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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