Irregular VerbsPast tense of “outgrow”: outgrew, outgrown
The verb “outgrow” is irregular: its past simple is “outgrew” and its past participle is “outgrown”.
Base form (V1)
outgrow
/aʊˈtɡrəʊ/
Past simple (V2)
outgrew
/aʊˈtɡruː/
Past participle (V3)
outgrown
/aʊˈtɡrəʊn/
Meaning
to get too big for something
Example
The boy outgrew his shoes quickly.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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