grow into
phrasal verb
grew into; grown into; growing into; grows into
1
: to become (something) as time passes
She has grown into an accomplished and charming young woman.
His small company has grown into a huge international corporation.
2
: to become large enough for (a certain size of clothing)
Ben will grow into Billy's shoes in a year or two.
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Drug dealers grew into friends, who invited him to parties where everybody was snorting coke out in the open.
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Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Arsenal have grown into serious title contenders, while Nwaneri has had to mature as a young man and professional footballer.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The team was part of First Platoon, First Company of the Achilles Strike UAV Battalion, the unit that Fedorenko’s former infantry company had grown into since the war began.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
In the centuries since, Burns’ poem has grown into a New Year’s staple, says Travis Alexander, a professor in North Carolina A&T State University’s College of Art, Humanities and Social Sciences.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Arsenal have grown into serious title contenders, while Nwaneri has had to mature as a young man and professional footballer.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The team was part of First Platoon, First Company of the Achilles Strike UAV Battalion, the unit that Fedorenko’s former infantry company had grown into since the war began.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
In the centuries since, Burns’ poem has grown into a New Year’s staple, says Travis Alexander, a professor in North Carolina A&T State University’s College of Art, Humanities and Social Sciences.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Grow into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20into. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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